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sparring mate

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sparring partner

–noun
a boxer who spars with and otherwise serves to train a boxer who is preparing for a bout.
Also called sparring mate.


Origin:
1905–10
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sparring mate

noun
a boxer who spars with another boxer who is training for an important fight [syn: sparring partner
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