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boxer

1

[ bok-ser ]

noun

  1. a person who fights as a sport, usually with gloved fists, according to set rules; prize-fighter; pugilist.
  2. one of a German breed of medium-sized, stocky, short-haired, pug-faced dogs having a brindled or tan coat with white markings.
  3. a person or thing that packs items into boxes. box.
  4. boxers. boxer shorts.


Boxer

2

[ bok-ser ]

noun

  1. a member of a Chinese secret society that carried on an unsuccessful uprising, 1898鈥1900 叠辞虫顎侥谤顎俁别产别濒顎僱颈辞苍, principally against foreigners, culminating in a siege of foreign legations in Peking (now Beijing) that was put down by an international expeditionary force.

boxer

1

/ 藞产蓲办蝉蓹 /

noun

  1. a person who boxes, either professionally or as a hobby; pugilist
  2. a medium-sized smooth-haired breed of dog with a short nose and a docked tail
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Boxer

2

/ 藞产蓲办蝉蓹 /

noun

    1. a member of a nationalistic Chinese secret society that led an unsuccessful rebellion in 1900 against foreign interests in China
    2. ( as modifier )

      the Boxer Rebellion

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of boxer1

First recorded in 1735鈥45; box 2 + -er 1

Origin of boxer2

First recorded in 1895鈥1900; translation of Chinese y矛h茅 ju菐n 鈥淩ighteous Harmony Fist,鈥 name of the militant policy of the y矛h茅 tu谩n 鈥淩ighteous Harmony Group鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of boxer1

C18: rough translation of Chinese I Ho Ch'眉an , literally: virtuous harmonious fist, altered from I Ho T'uan virtuous harmonious society
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