Meanings
plural prizefighters
- A fighter who fights (physically) for prizes (usually money and trophies), especially a professional boxer.
“Champion Victory Wreath No. III,” a watercolor by Richard Yarde in which he applies his inventiveness to the prizefighter Jack Johnson.
1977 December 16, Hilton Kramer, “Art: Requiem For a Heavyweight”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 18 Sep 20241 more example
The Bed-Stuy Boxing Center, the Brooklyn gym that is the center of Nanette Burstein and Brett Morgen's wrenching documentary "On the Ropes," is much more than a neighborhood training facility for aspiring prizefighters.
1999 August 18, Stephen Holden, “FILM REVIEW; For Three Aspiring Prizefighters, the Prize Is Hope”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 31 Dec 2023
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From prize + fighter or prizefight + -er (“person, agent”). See prizefight for sense development.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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