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boxers

boxers is the plural of boxer.

Noun (1)

boxers pl (plural only, attributive boxer)

  1. (informal, plural, plural-only) Boxer shorts.
    • "It's no longer basic white boxers and briefs," said Stuart Glasser, the general merchandise manager for men's wear at Bloomingdale's, which is doubling the space it devotes to men's underwear and related items at its Manhattan store.1994 August 14, Dan Shaw, “Unmentinables? No More”, in The New York Times, section 1, page 49
    • Across the street was the well-adorned window of an underwear store. In amongst the displays of briefs, boxers and boxer-briefs, Forrest detected a square-jawed man staring straight back at him.2011, Damon Norko, The Delilah Factor, page 157
  2. (informal, plural, plural-only) Boxer briefs.
    • "I don't know about you, but I'm going to change," said Alejandro, taking off his sweater, shirt, and pants, leaving him in a white thermal T-shirt, which showed off his hard-working torso; the white boxers showed off his round and firm buttocks, as well as his bulge. The blue executive socks...2021, Gonzalo Narvreón, Aquiles, breaking chains, page 217
    • Aaron was pushed into the dressing room with a pair of the boxers in his hand. They were black stretch with a simple black elastic waistband and white letters that said "sexy and I know it." He took off his clothes and put them on. Dang, they were tight.2023, Nora Phoenix, No Fear

Meaning of boxer

Noun (1)

boxer (plural boxers)

  1. A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.
    • You can tell she's a boxer by looking at her nose.
    Synonyms:
    pugilist
  2. A type of internal combustion engine in which cylinders are arranged in two banks on either side of a single crankshaft.
    Synonyms:
    boxer engine
  3. The person running a game of two-up.
  4. 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
  5. A letterboxer.

Noun (2)

boxer (plural boxers)

  1. A breed of stocky, medium-sized, short-haired dog with a square-jawed muzzle.

See all 8 meanings of boxer

Noun (2) capitalized: Boxers

Boxers

  1. (plural) plural of Boxer

Forms of boxers

attributiveboxer

Phrases with boxers

Questions about boxers

What does boxers mean?
Boxers means boxer shorts.
What is boxers the plural of?
Boxers is the plural of boxer.
What part of speech is boxers?
Boxers is a noun.

Words near boxers in the dictionary

  1. boxer-short
  2. boxercise
  3. boxered
  4. Boxerism
  5. boxerly
  6. boxers
  7. Boxers Creek
  8. boxes
  9. boxes and coxes
  10. boxes and locks
  11. boxes clever

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