counterpuncher

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noun

A player who returns every ball and relies on the opponent making mistakes

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Meanings

nouncounterpuncher (plural counterpunchers)

plural counterpunchers

  1. hobbiesA player who returns every ball and relies on the opponent making mistakes

    Serena will play the third-seeded Jankovic, the counterpuncher who looked vulnerable after digging too deeply into her physical reserves last season […].

    2008 January 21, Christopher Clarey, “Even in Singles, Williams Sisters Are Double Trouble”, in New York Times
  2. boxingA boxer who commonly counterpunches.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

From counterpunch + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

counterpuncher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterpuncher

MLA

“counterpuncher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterpuncher. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterpuncher,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterpuncher.

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