different between pugilist vs slugger

English

Etymology

From Latin pugil (“boxer”) +? -ist, related to pugnus (“fist”), from Proto-Indo-European *pew?-, *pew?- (“prick, punch”). Compare contemporary pugilism (“boxing”) (1791).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?pju?.d??l?st/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?pju(?).d??l?st/

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

References

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French pugiliste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?py.?i?l?st/
• Hyphenation: pu?gi?list
• Rhymes: -?st

Noun

pugilist m (plural pugilisten, feminine pugiliste)

1. pugilist, boxer, fistfighter

   Synonyms: bokser, vuistvechter

Derived terms

• pugiliste
• pugilistiek
• pugilistisch

Related terms

• pugilisme

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pugiliste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu.d??i?list/

Noun

pugilist m (plural pugili?ti, feminine equivalent pugilist?)

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

Declension

Synonyms

• boxer

Related terms

• pugila
• pugilat
• pugilism
• pugilistic
• pugilistic?

References

• pugilist in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

English

Etymology

slug +? -er

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?sl???/
• Rhymes: -???(r)

Noun

slugger (plural sluggers)

1. (boxing) A boxer who tends to deliver hard punches.
2. (baseball) A batter who has a high percentage of extra base hits.

Further reading

• slugger on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Ruggles, gurgles, luggers

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /es?la?e?/, [es?la.??e?]

Noun

slugger m (plural sluggers or slugger)

1. (baseball) slugger