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prize fighter

NOUN
pugilist
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PSV reacted like a prize fighter who'd suddenly taken a heavy shot flush on the chin.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2022

A former heavyweight prize fighter, he was not afraid to mix it up on the picket line with cops and strikebreakers.

From Salon ● May 16, 2022

Hopkins likened restarting the UW program to a prize fighter returning to boxing after a lengthy absence.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2021

He survived as a hobo during the Great Depression, hopping freight trains and eking out a living as a prize fighter on the carnival boxing circuit.

From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2020

Though I do think it go better as a jukejoint Harpo look at the prize fighter.

From "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker


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