Boxer

Quick meaning: Boxer is a noun meaning A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.

Meaning

A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.

More Meanings

1. A type of internal combustion engine in which cylinders are arranged in two banks on either side of a single crankshaft.
2. The person running a game of two-up.
3. One who packs boxes.
4. A letterboxer.
5. Attributive form of boxers (“boxer shorts”).
6. A breed of stocky, medium-sized, short-haired dog with a square-jawed muzzle.

Example Sentences

You can tell she's a boxer by looking at her nose.

They look over the boxes that have been packed, pass judgment upon defects detected by the boxers, and O. K. the boxes […]

The boxer-type underwear would tear and get tangled up, and the brief kind would get too binding and hot, so we might not wear either.

My husband, Zac, noticed my laundry shortcomings when his sock and boxer drawer came up empty, and kindly asked if I could please do some laundry.

Word Forms

• boxers

Synonyms for boxer

Depending on context, synonyms include pugilist, packer.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pugilist, packer, boxing, wrestler, fighter, fight.

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