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counterpunchers

counterpunchers is the plural of counterpuncher.

Meaning of counterpuncher

Noun

counterpuncher (plural counterpunchers)

  1. A player who returns every ball and relies on the opponent making mistakes
    • Serena will play the third-seeded Jankovic, the counterpuncher who looked vulnerable after digging too deeply into her physical reserves last season […].2008 January 21, Christopher Clarey, “Even in Singles, Williams Sisters Are Double Trouble”, in New York Times
  2. A boxer who commonly counterpunches.

Questions about counterpunchers

What is counterpunchers the plural of?
Counterpunchers is the plural of counterpuncher.

Words near counterpunchers in the dictionary

  1. counterpulls
  2. counterpulsation
  3. counterpunch
  4. counterpunched
  5. counterpuncher
  6. counterpunchers
  7. counterpunches
  8. counterpunching
  9. counterpuncture
  10. counterpunctures
  11. counterpunishment

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