boxer
/ˈbɒksə/US/ˈbɑksɚ/
boxer noun: a participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes. Also the attributive form of boxers.
Noun (1)
boxer (plural boxers)
- A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.
- You can tell she's a boxer by looking at her nose.
- In 1925, boxer shorts were unleashed on the world: loose-fitting underwear for men, featuring an elastic waistband inspired by the shorts worn by boxers. It was underwear for the inner pugilist.2018 August 9, Alan Burdick, “Science has Resolved the Question of Boxers vs. Briefs”, in The New Yorker, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2020
- Synonyms:
- pugilist
- A type of internal combustion engine in which cylinders are arranged in two banks on either side of a single crankshaft.
- Synonyms:
- 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 […]1917, Vocational Education Survey of Minneapolis, Minn, page 385
- A letterboxer.
Noun (2)
boxer (plural boxers)
Noun (3) capitalized: Boxer
Boxer (plural Boxers)
- A Chinese anti-imperial and xenophobic rebel of the early 1900s.
Proper noun capitalized: Boxer
Boxer
- A surname.
Also used as
boxer is also the attributive form of boxers.
boxer meaning in Marathi, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam
boxer in Marathi
- participant in a boxing match
- बॉक्सर bŏksar
- breed of dog
- बॉक्सर bŏksar
boxer in Bengali
- মুষ্টিযোদ্ধা, বক্সার, মুষ্ঠিযোদ্ধা
boxer in Telugu
- బాక్సర్
boxer in Malayalam
- ബോക്സർ
More languagesFewer languages
- boxer in Kannada
- ಬಾಕ್ಸರ್, ಮುಷ್ಟಿಯುದ್ಧಗಾರ, ಮುಷ್ಟಿಯೋದ್ಯಮಿ
- boxer in Punjabi
- ਮੁੱਕੇਬਾਜ਼
- boxer in Gujarati
- બોક્સર, મુષ્ટિયોદ્ધા, બૉક્સર
- boxer in Odia
- ବକ୍ସର, ମୁଷ୍ଟିଯୋଦ୍ଧା, ବକ୍ସର୍
- boxer in Nepali
- बक्सर, मुक्केबाज, मुष्टियोद्धा
- boxer in Arabic
- مُلَاكِم mulākim
- boxer in Malay
- peninju, ahli tinju, anjing boxer
- boxer in Indonesian
- bokser, petinju
- boxer in Persian
- بوکسور boksor
- boxer in Thai
- นักมวย nák-muai
Examples of boxer in a sentence
- When the boxer let down his guard, his opponent clocked him.
- The two boxers have been fighting for more than half an hour.
- I wear boxer shorts under trousers but for sports I usually wear a brief.
Synonyms of boxer
Forms of boxer
| plural | boxers |
|---|---|
| plural | Boxers |
Origin of boxer
From box + -er.
Borrowed from German Boxer, from boxen (“to box (strike with the fists)”) + -er.
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.
Words formed from boxer
Phrases with boxer
Questions about boxer
- What does boxer mean?
- Boxer means a participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.
- What is boxer in Marathi?
- Boxer in Marathi is बॉक्सर (bŏksar). See Boxer meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is boxer?
- Boxer can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce boxer?
- Boxer is pronounced /ˈbɒksə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of boxer?
- The plural of boxer is boxers.
Words near boxer in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: boxer (page history and authors); Boxer (page history and authors); boxer (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); boxer (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); boxer (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); boxer (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); boxer (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); boxer (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); boxer (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); boxer (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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