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boxer.

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

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɒksə/UK/ˈbɑksɚ/US
  1. A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.

    You can tell she's a boxer by looking at her nose.
  2. A type of internal combustion engine in which cylinders are arranged in two banks on either side of a single crankshaft.

  3. The person running a game of two-up.

  4. One who packs boxes.

  5. A letterboxer.

  6. Attributive form of boxers (“boxer shorts”).

    attributive · form-of
Where this word comes from

From box + -er.

noun/ˈbɒksə/UK/ˈbɑksɚ/US
  1. A breed of stocky, medium-sized, short-haired dog with a square-jawed muzzle.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Boxer, from boxen (“to box (strike with the fists)”) + -er.

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