boxer
a person who fights as a sport, usually with gloved fists, according to set rules; prize-fighter; pugilist.
one of a German breed of medium-sized, stocky, short-haired, pug-faced dogs having a brindled or tan coat with white markings.
a person or thing that packs items into boxes.
boxers. boxer shorts.
Origin of boxer
1Other definitions for Boxer (2 of 2)
a member of a Chinese secret society that carried on an unsuccessful uprising, 1898–1900 (Boxer Rebellion ), principally against foreigners, culminating in a siege of foreign legations in Peking (now Beijing) that was put down by an international expeditionary force.
Origin of Boxer
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How to use boxer in a sentence
Boxers tell the tale of Little Bao, a peasant boy who learns kung fu and joins the boxer Rebellion.
Exclusive: The National Book Awards Longlist for Young People’s Literature | The Daily Beast | September 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSeidemann pointed that that Mrs. Astor was born two years after the boxer Rebellion, but so it goes.
This war had not closed when the boxer rebellion broke out in China, and a lesson even more clearly marked was given to the world.
Invention | Bradley A. FiskeAmerica returned to China the indemnity growing out of the boxer Rebellion.
Right Above Race | Otto Hermann KahnThe expedition of the Allies to China to put down the boxer rebellion also diverted attention.
A History of the Third French Republic | C. H. C. Wright
British Dictionary definitions for boxer (1 of 2)
/ (ˈbɒksə) /
a person who boxes, either professionally or as a hobby; pugilist
a medium-sized smooth-haired breed of dog with a short nose and a docked tail
British Dictionary definitions for Boxer (2 of 2)
/ (ˈbɒksə) /
a member of a nationalistic Chinese secret society that led an unsuccessful rebellion in 1900 against foreign interests in China
(as modifier): the Boxer Rebellion
Origin of Boxer
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