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prizefighter

noun

ˈprīz-ˌfī-tər

Definition of prizefighter

as in boxer

one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists a prizefighter who is generally acknowledged to be one of the ring's most dangerous men

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Recent Examples of prizefighter The explosive jazz‑rock pianist – known for redefining piano performance with the physicality of a prizefighter and the swagger of a rock guitarist – is set to turn the DIA’s auditorium into something closer to a sonic combustion chamber. — Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 24 Feb. 2026 Ahead of New York’s mayoral election last month, a billboard for Polymarket in Times Square showed Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo face to face, but with their photos edited to give them bare chests, like prizefighters at a weigh-in. — Danny Funt, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025 Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson as Balrog Curtis Jackson, best known as 50 Cent, will play Balrog, the boxer initially modeled on real-life prizefighter Mike Tyson. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025 Mustafa Fteja, 54, pleaded guilty in Brooklyn Federal Court Thursday to obstructing justice, admitting to playing a key role in the bribery plot, which threw Gogic’s trial into disarray and landed the prizefighter’s lawyer in the crosshairs of a federal investigation. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prizefighter

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Day-Lewis immersed himself in the sport for more than two years, going 350 rounds with his trainer, former Irish professional boxer Barry McGuigan.

— Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Well-built for a man of 60, with a scar across his upper abdomen, Weakfall was wearing nothing but royal blue boxer-briefs.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

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Unfortunately, some of Ukraine’s military leaders—who were raised under Soviet doctrine—are doing just this, using available fighter aircraft as simply airborne artillery.

— David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Red wavelengths are typically marketed for anti-aging benefits, while blue is positioned as an acne fighter.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026

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