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SPARRING PARTNER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sparring partner mean?
• SPARRING PARTNER (noun)
The noun SPARRING PARTNER has 1 sense:
1. a boxer who spars with another boxer who is training for an important fight
Familiarity information: SPARRING PARTNER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A boxer who spars with another boxer who is training for an important fight
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
sparring mate; sparring partner
Hypernyms ("sparring partner" is a kind of...):
boxer; pugilist (someone who fights with his fists for sport)
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