pugilist

English

Etymology

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From Latin pugil (“boxer”) +‎ -ist, related to pugnus (“fist”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European roots. Compare contemporary pugilism (“boxing”) (1791).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjuː.dʒəlɪst/
• IPA^(key): /ˈpju(ː).dʒəlɪst/

Noun

pugilist (plural pugilists)

1. One who fights with his fists; especially a professional prize fighter; a boxer. [from 1790]

Derived terms

• pugilistic

Related terms

• pugilism
• pugnacious

Translations

one who fights with his fists; a boxer

• Catalan: pugilista m or f
• Czech: pěstní zápasník m
• Dutch: bokser (nl) m, vuistvechter m, pugilist m
• Finnish: nyrkkeilijä (fi)
• French: pugiliste (fr) m or f, pugilistes (fr) m pl or f pl
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hungarian: bokszoló (hu), ökölvívó (hu), öklöző
• Ido: boxisto (io)
• Romanian: pugilist (ro) m, pugilistă (ro) f
• Russian: боксёр (ru) m (boksjór)
• Spanish: pugilista m or f, púgil (es) m

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French pugiliste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpy.ɣiˈlɪst/
• Hyphenation: pu‧gi‧list
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

pugilist m (plural pugilisten, feminine pugiliste)

1. pugilist, boxer, fistfighter

   Synonyms: bokser, vuistvechter

Derived terms

• pugiliste
• pugilistiek
• pugilistisch

Related terms

• pugilisme

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pugiliste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu.d͡ʒiˈlist/

Noun

pugilist m (plural pugiliști, feminine equivalent pugilistă)

1. pugilist, boxer (participant in a boxing match)

Declension

Declension of pugilist

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) pugilist	pugilistul	(niște) pugiliști	pugiliștii
genitive/dative	(unui) pugilist	pugilistului	(unor) pugiliști	pugiliștilor
vocative	pugilistule		pugiliștilor

Synonyms

• boxer

Related terms

• pugila
• pugilat
• pugilism
• pugilistic
• pugilistică

References

• pugilist in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)