boxer
pronunciation
How to pronounce boxer in British English:
UK [ˈbɒksə(r)]
How to pronounce boxer in American English:
US [ˈbɑːksər]
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- Noun:
- someone who fights with his fists for sport
- a workman employed to pack things into containers
- a breed of stocky medium-sized short-haired dog with a brindled coat and square-jawed muzzle developed in Germany
Word Origin
- boxer
- boxer: [15] Boxer is a much travelled word. In its original sense ‘fighter’ it comes of course from the verb box, the origins of which remain mysterious. German borrowed the name for a new breed of dog, a sort of elongated, more elegant version of a bulldog – presumably either in tribute to its supposed pugnaciousness or because its flattened nose looked like that of an unsuccessful boxer.Then in the 1930s English acquired this new application back from German. The use of ‘Boxer’ for the Chinese rebels around the turn of the 20th century who attempted to drive out all foreigners is based on their Chinese name, yi hé quán, literally ‘righteous harmonious fists’.
- boxer (n.)
- "fighter," late 15c., agent noun from box (v.2). The name of the breed of dog (1934), is from German (the breed originated in Germany), itself taken from English boxer "fighter;" the dog so called for its pugnaciousness. Boxer shorts (1943) so called from their resemblance to the attire worn in the ring.
Example
- 1. Mr putin is now like a wounded boxer .
- 2. After he was defeaed by a boxer called gentleman jackson , he was quickly forgotten .
- 3. Mr. noda , a martial arts buff , quipped that he looked like a beaten boxer with a bruise under the eye .
- 4. The boxer rebellion followed a year later .
- 5. Sprinter usain bolt is famed for his relaxed and confident approach to performing , as was ' the greatest ' boxer muhammad ali .