US /ˈbɑksɚ/ UK /ˈbɒksə/
noun Freq #7895

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A person who fights with their fists as a sport.

    The young boxer trained every day for the championship.

  2. 2
    noun

    A medium-sized, short-haired dog with a square jaw, originally from Germany.

    Their boxer ran to the door whenever someone arrived.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a person who fights with... pugilist
Word family
Forms boxers
Derived forms boxadorboxer-briefsboxeredboxerlyboxerskick-boxerkickboxershadowboxersqueeze-boxer
Related forms boxboxingwrestler

Etymology

Named Boxers by the West, since their official title was "The Fist of Righteous Harmony" (義和拳 /义和拳 (Yìhéquán)) and their symbol was a clenched fist.

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