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boxer¹
- /ˈbɒksə/ UK
- /ˈbɑksɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɒksə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From box + -er.
noun boxers
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A participant in a boxing match: a fighter who boxes.
Near-synonyms: pugilist (often synonymous), prizefighter
Similar: pugilist, prizefighter
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A type of internal combustion engine in which cylinders are arranged in two banks on either side of a single crankshaft.
Similar: boxer engine
- The person running a game of two-up.
- One who packs boxes. They look over the boxes that have been packed, pass judgment upon defects detected by the boxers, and O. K. the boxes […]
- A letterboxer.
- Attributive form of boxers (“boxer shorts”). Jockey International, the major boxer maker, has a design for everyone: jungle prints featuring the irrepressible Garfield the cat peeping out between the leaves; […]
boxer²
- /ˈbɒksə/ UK
- /ˈbɑksɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɒksə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Boxer, from boxen (“to box (strike with the fists)”) + -er.
noun boxers
- A breed of stocky, medium-sized, short-haired dog with a square-jawed muzzle.
Boxer³
Where it comes from
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.
noun Boxers
- A Chinese anti-imperial and xenophobic rebel of the early 1900s.
proper noun
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pugilist, packer, bagger, boxing, wrestler, fighter, fight, shorts, mess, box, prizefighter, brawler, slugger, puncher, bruiser, scrapper
Translations
Every language
noun participant in a boxing match
| Español | boxeador, boxeadora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 복서 bokseo, 권투 선수 gwontu seonsu, 복싱 선수 boksing seonsu |
| 日本語 | ボクサー bokusā, 拳闘家 kentōka |
| 中文 | 拳擊手 /拳击手 quánjīshǒu, 拳師 /拳师 quánshī, 拳手 quánshǒu |
| Kiswahili | bondia |
| Português | boxeador, boxeadora, pugilista |
| Français | boxeur |
| Deutsch | Boxer, Boxerin |
| Italiano | pugile, boxeur |
| Ελληνικά | πυγμάχος pygmáchos, μποξέρ boxér |
| Română | boxer, boxeră |
| Русский | боксёр boksjór |
| العربية | مُلَاكِم mulākim |
| עברית | מִתְאַגְרֵף mitagref, מתאגרפת mitagrefet |
noun breed of dog
| Español | bóxer |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 복서 bokseo |
| 日本語 | ボクサー bokusā |
| 中文 | 拳師犬 /拳师犬 quánshīquǎn |
| Português | boxer |
| Français | boxer |
| Deutsch | Boxer |
| Italiano | boxer |
| Ελληνικά | μπόξερ bóxer |
| Română | boxer |
| Русский | боксёр boksjór |
| עברית | בּוֹקְסֶר boqser |
noun participant in the Boxer Rebellion
| Español | bóxer |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 의화단 Uihwadan |
| 日本語 | 義和団 Giwadan |
| 中文 | 義和團 /义和团 Yìhétuán |
| Русский | ихэтуа́нь ixɛtuánʹ, боксёр boksjór |
| Tiếng Việt | Nghĩa Hoà Đoàn |
| العربية | مُلَاكَم mulākam, مُلَاكَمَة mulākama |
Talk about this word "boxer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/boxer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. boxer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/boxer "boxer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/boxer.Cite this
@misc{boxer_2026,
title = {boxer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boxer},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
