boxer B2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈbɑksɚ/ UK /ˈbɒksə/ See IPA manual Freq #7895 Meanings 1 noun A person who fights with their fists as a sport. The young boxer trained every day for the championship. 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 Common collocations good boxer Adjective + noun Etymology AI details 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. Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # boxer **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbɑksɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbɒksə/ **Frequency rank:** 7895 ## Meanings 1. A person who fights with their fists as a sport. 2. A medium-sized, short-haired dog with a square jaw, originally from Germany. ## Examples - The young boxer trained every day for the championship. - Their boxer ran to the door whenever someone arrived. ## Derived Forms - boxador - boxer-briefs - boxered - boxerly - boxers - kick-boxer - kickboxer - shadowboxer - squeeze-boxer ## Related Forms - box - boxing - wrestler ## 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. ## AI Etymology Boxer was 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. ## Topics - People & Society markdown