prizefight

or prize fight

[ prahyz-fahyt ]

noun

1. a contest between boxers for a prize, a sum of money, etc.; a professional boxing match.

prizefight

/ ˈpraɪzˌfaɪt /

noun

1. a boxing match for a prize or purse, esp one of the fights popular in the 18th and 19th centuries

Derived Forms

• ˈprizeˌfighting, noun
• ˈprizeˌfighter, noun

Other Words From

• prizefighter noun
• prizefighting noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of prizefight¹

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

He stunned himself with another of the monstrous points in his pet girl's honeymoon: 'A prizefight?'

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Who could have guessed when she left my house she was on her way to a prizefight and a greengrocer's in Whitechapel.

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Biddle: The act of introducing a prizefight in a Sunday School.

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