pugilist

English

Etymology

1790, Latin pugil (“boxer”) +‎ -ist, related to pugnus (“fist”),^[1] from Proto-Indo-European roots. Compare contemporary pugilism (“boxing”) (1791).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpjuː.dʒəl.ɪst/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈpju(ː).dʒəl.ɪst/

Noun

pugilist (plural pugilists)

One who fights with his fists; especially a professional prize fighter; a boxer.

Derived terms

pugilistic

Related terms

Translations

one who fights with his fists; a boxer

Catalan: pugilista m, f
Czech: pěstní zápasník m
Dutch: bokser (nl) m, vuistvechter m, pugilist m
Finnish: nyrkkeilijä (fi)
French: pugiliste (fr) m, f, pugilistes (fr) m pl, f pl

Hungarian: bokszoló (hu), ökölvívó (hu), öklöző
Ido: boxisto (io)
Romanian: pugilist (ro) m, pugilistă f
Russian: боксёр (ru) m (boksjór)
Spanish: pugilista m, f

References

↑ “pugilist” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pugiliste.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pu.d͡ʒiˈlist/

Noun

pugilist m (plural pugiliști, feminine equivalent pugilistă)

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), 2004-2018

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