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boxer

boxer

106 1.0
A person who fights using their fists in a sport with rules
  • noun
  • /ˈbɑːksər/
translation icon : boxeador
  • My father was a boxer.
  • an amateur boxer
  • a professional boxer
  • an American boxer

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Examples

  • My first guest will be undefeated boxer Joko Zaggy.

  • Joe Louis was the greatest boxer to ever live!

  • I love him as a boxer, as a man.

  • I hear he used to be a boxer in his younger days.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Wow, We've only gone and got the greatest boxer of all time.

  • Well, it's a pretty good trait for a boxer to have.

  • He was a boxer, former boxer, whether it's amateur or professional.

  • In classic sweet science lingo, Oscar was a boxer, not a brawler.

    Academic text (2013)
  • I was half-asleep, but Lee had his boxer's wits about him.

  • As a promising young boxer, she trains every day to perfect her skills.

Synonyms

prizefighter
vsboxer
7 6.0

A boxer who fights for money

includes amateurs and professionals, not only those fighting for prizes
puncher
vsboxer
6 4.3

A person who hits people with their fist, often in boxing

is the sport participant defined by rules and matches, not just someone who hits
slugger
vsboxer
5 5.8

A boxer who uses very hard punches to try to knock opponents out

is not defined by punching power and covers all participants in the sport
pugilist
vsboxer
4 8.5

A person who fights with their fists, often as a professional boxer

is about taking part in the regulated sport under formal rules
mauler
vsboxer
1 7.9

A fighter who hits opponents very hard, often a boxer

is any rule governed sport participant rather than one noted only for rough aggression
7.0

A trained person who fights in boxing matches for money

is not necessarily paid and can be amateur in the regulated sport
pugil
vsboxer
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who fights with fists, like a boxer

is the modern neutral word for someone taking part in the regulated sport
slogger
vsboxer
  • Jargon
9.2

A boxer who hits with very strong, heavy punches

is not mainly about heavy punching and applies to any regulated competitor
infighter
vsboxer
  • Jargon
7.0

A boxer who fights very close, using short punches and moving their body

is a general participant, not limited to close range tactics

How Professional

champion
1 3.5
pugilist
4 8.5
boxer
106 1.0
trainee
50 2.4
amateur
122 2.8

Surface Forms

boxer singular
boxers plural

Morphology

boxer = box (transparent) = box + er

A boxer is straightforwardly someone who boxes.

Etymology

Boxer for a fighter comes from the verb box meaning 'to fight with the fists' and the agent -er meaning 'one who does something', so a boxer is literally 'one who boxes'.