English Explanatory Dictionary

boxer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.
  2. A type of internal combustion engine in which cylinders are arranged in two banks on either side of a single crankshaft.
  3. The person running a game of two-up.
  4. One who packs boxes.
  5. A letterboxer.
  6. Attributive form of boxers (“boxer shorts”).
noun
  1. A breed of stocky, medium-sized, short-haired dog with a square-jawed muzzle.
noun
  1. A Chinese anti-imperial and xenophobic rebel of the early 1900s.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɒksə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-boxer.wav bäksʹər /ˈbɑksɚ/

Word forms

boxer boxers

Etymology

From box + -er.

Synonyms

pugilist boxer engine

Related words

box boxing wrestler

Derived words

Boxador boxer-briefs boxer briefs boxered boxerly Boxers Creek boxer shorts boxers cage boxer chess boxer kick-boxer kickboxer shadowboxer squeeze boxer squeeze-boxer Thai boxer Boxerism Boxer Rebellion Boxer Uprising
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