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Meanings of prizefighter in English

Spanish
gladiador

A professional boxer.

gladiador
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Examples for "gladiator"
Examples for "gladiator"
1
Philadelphus, you knew that I'd save the gladiator at the games today.
Lily of the Nile
2
The man came forward- atruetype of the gladiator of the Vatican.
The Nameless Castle
3
He's in Rome, a political arena where Augustus is the prizewinning gladiator.
Daughters of the Nile
4
For Walter, Joel and Ethan wanted what I called a gladiator beard.
The new yorker
5
In time, I became a gladiator myself and trained with the others.
The outcast
Usage of prizefighter in English
1
The prizefighter showed both in face and manner a certain stiff sullenness.
Steve Yeager
2
Because that freckled chap is a prizefighter from Scotland, he informed Kesseley.
Rakes and radishes
3
He once backed a gipsy prizefighter, who failed to keep his appointment.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 7
4
I felt like a prizefighter who has just won a big match.
Climbing Magazine
5
Who would debase himself to be merely brave, like any common prizefighter?
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
6
The prizefighter slouched out of the room with the general at his heels.
Steve Yeager
7
The prizefighter could guess only one reason for the general's attitude.
Steve Yeager
8
The prizefighter was hastening towards us as fast as his bulk would allow.
Rodney Stone
9
She looked like a prizefighter the morning after a bad loss.
Sword of god
10
I'll give him a run for it, the prizefighter announced savagely and suddenly.
Steve Yeager
11
A tall man, built like a prizefighter, about his own age.
Heart of oak
12
He has muscles all over him like a prizefighter just from lifting mortgages.
You Should Worry Says John Henry
13
He was short and thick, muscles on his muscles, like an aging prizefighter.
Heart of stone
14
Leonard, incidentally, reckoned Robinson was the most complete prizefighter in history.
The Guardian
15
A man there said that Leach was once a big prizefighter.
The new yorker
16
He was succeeded by Richard Croker, a machinist, prizefighter, and gang-leader.
The Boss and the Machine: A Chronicle of the Politicians and Par...
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