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boxer

Pronunciation: /ˈbɒksə/

The English word “boxer” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.
  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. A breed of stocky, medium-sized, short-haired dog with a square-jawed muzzle.

Etymology

From box + -er.

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