Boxer

nounproper nouncommon in dialogue

A surname.

noun

1
historicalA Chinese anti-imperial and xenophobic rebel of the early 1900s.

Etymology

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.

proper noun

1
A surname.

Forms

plural: Boxers

Box · A surname.boxed · Packed into a box or boxes.boxer · A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.

Boxer · A surname.

boxers · Boxer shorts.boxing · A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved…boy · A male child.

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