Fighter
Fighter noun - One that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists.
Usage example: a program at the community center for training local youths as fighters
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Synonyms for Fighter
Light heavyweight and fighter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Light heavyweight" instead a noun "Fighter".
Light heavyweight
Light heavyweight noun - A professional boxer who weighs between 169 and 175 pounds.
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Synonyms for Light heavyweight
Fighter and light heavyweight are semantically related. You can use "Fighter" instead a noun phrase "Light heavyweight".
Both terms in one sentence
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Street fighter Kimbo Slice lost all of his reputation as a heavyweight MMA fighter when he faced Seth Petruzelli, a light heavyweight who took the fight on short notice.
Source: Cherry Tapping - Tito Ortiz, the "Huntington Beach Bad Boy" and holder of the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship from 2000 to 2003, was the first fighter in the UFC to establish himself as a full fledged Heel with his taunts and trash talk.
Source: Deader Than Disco / Sports
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