professional fighter

collocation in English

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professional
adjective
uk
/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/us
/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/
relating to work that needs special training ...
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fighter
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfaɪ.tər/us
/ˈfaɪ.t̬ɚ/
someone who fights in a battle or in a physical fight against ...
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(Definition ofprofessionalandfighterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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His father was aprofessionalfighterand owned a karate school.
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He spends summers and free time trying to find uses for his strength, becoming aprofessionalfighterand strongman at a boardwalk.
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He had 16 wins and 4 defeats as aprofessionalfighter.
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His goal, fulfill a lifelong dream of becoming aprofessionalfighter.
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He said that since elementary school he had wanted to be aprofessionalfighter.
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The game then flashes back 4 years to his rise as aprofessionalfighter.
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This disc can be thrown at an enemy; however, aprofessionalfightercan dodge such a throw.
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Weiner was a muscular 6 feet 4 inches., and 190 lbs., and decided to seek his fame and fortune as aprofessionalfighter.
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But he could only compile a record of 15 wins and 7 losses as aprofessionalfighter, and he retired soon after, going back to his days as a trucker.
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Jason has been very successful both as an amateur andprofessionalfighter.
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Peter rose to prominence as aprofessionalfighterfollowing a string of spectacular knockout wins in his early career, at a time when the division was fragmented.
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He's also a karate instructor and a trainer for professional fighters.
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It was manned by 40 crewmembers that were at the same time professional fighters.
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He eventually translated his success with amateurs into a career training championship-level professional fighters.
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Professional fighters are paid per fight, with amounts depending on how well-known the fighters are and how well sponsored a fighter and an event is.
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The company promotes shows of any kind and currently has professional fighters signed to the company.
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