boxer

English

/ˈbɒksə/, /ˈbɑːksɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • A participant (fighter) in a boxing match.
  • A breed of stocky, medium-sized, short-haired dog with a square-jawed muzzle.
  • A type of internal combustion engine in which cylinders are arranged in two banks on either side of a single crankshaft.
  • The person running a game of two-up.
  • One who packs boxes.
  • A letterboxer.

Etymology

Affix from English box (verb, a blow with the fist, boxhaul, box, case, punch).

Origin

English

box

Gloss

verb, a blow with the fist, boxhaul, box, case, punch

Concept
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Modern world

Ontological Category

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