puncher
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4.3
- noun
- /ˈpʌnʧər/
- I know going into that fight, Bowie only had a puncher's chance.
- a big puncher
- a counter-puncher
- a hard puncher
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Watch on YouTubeNo, it just gives you a puncher's chance, right?
- No, it just gives you a puncher's chance, right?
- And like most superpower punchers, they don't know how to fight going backwards.
- And then he's the greatest counter puncher ever.
- I'm, well, I'm also a puncher, but not, not a closed fist puncher because I, I, I, I care about my hands.
- I'm far more Pernell Whitaker and obviously most people know it's Mayweather now I'm a counter puncher.
- But somehow he thought he could out box the boxers now, punch the punchers and those were his losses.
Examples
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This would be a legitimate rematch, the boxer against the puncher.
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Louis was the harder puncher, but Barros had the longer reach.
Fiction book (2002) -
I kept in my mind that this guy's a big puncher.
Blog text (7) -
That candy kid sure is a great puncher.
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I have to warn you, I think I'm a very strong puncher.
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To me the fight, it looks like a classic match up between a power puncher and a boxer.
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Father is a first-rate puncher.
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Torlopova is the slower puncher, but she has the experience and better technical ability.
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I think the worst thing you can do is assume you've got a guy, such a big puncher like Seth.
Blog text (7) -
The young boxer is known as a powerful puncher who can knock out his opponents in the first round.
Synonyms
709
2.8
A person who fights for a cause or as a job
79
1.0
A person who fights using their fists in a sport with rules
23
2.2
A person who strikes a ball in sports like volleyball or cricket
11
5.8
A boxer who uses very hard punches to try to knock opponents out
10
7.2
A large strong man who looks tough and ready to fight
10
6.2
A person who fights roughly in places like bars
6
6.0
A boxer who fights for money
4
8.5
A person who fights with their fists, often as a professional boxer
1
7.9
A fighter who hits opponents very hard, often a boxer
1
7.4
A boxer who waits for the opponent to attack and then punches quickly
1
7.5
A person who is very strong and tough, like a boxer or a team defender
1
9.7
A person who hits with great force
1
7.0
A boxer who fights very close, using short punches and moving their body
A boxer who hits with very strong, heavy punches
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Morphology
Etymology
Puncher comes from the verb punch, which means 'to hit' or 'strike'. So a puncher is simply someone who delivers powerful blows, as in boxing.