Definition of "pugilists" [pugilists]

• Plural form of pugilist. (noun)

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• "Every blow landed full in the face, and then one of the so-called pugilists would pummel the other unmercifully pursuing him round and round the ring until the gong sounded."
• "He bought the large screen, with the portraits of actors and pugilists, which is still at Albemarle Street."
• "As a matter of fact, none of these pugilists may be said to be Jews except in the accident of their birth."