boxer

See also Boxer

English

Wikipedia

Two boxers (fighters) in a boxing match.

A boxer (breed of dog).

Etymology

to box + -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈbɒksə/, SAMPA: /"bQks@/
• (US) enPR: bäksʹər, IPA: /ˈbɑːksɚ/, SAMPA: /"bA:ks@`/
• Rhymes: -ɒksə(r)

Noun

boxer (plural boxers)

1. A participant (fighter) in a boxing match.
2. A breed of stocky, medium-sized, short-haired dog with a square-jawed muzzle.
3. A type of internal combustion engine in which cylinders are arranged in two banks on either side of a single crankshaft.
4. The person running a game of two-up.

Synonyms

• (participant in a boxing match): pugilist
• (type of engine): boxer engine

Derived terms

• boxer shorts, boxers
• kick-boxer, kickboxer

Related terms

• box
• boxing

Translations

participant in a boxing match

Arabic: ملاكم (ar) (mulākim) m. Catalan: boxador (ca) m., boxejador (ca) Finnish: nyrkkeilijä (fi) French: boxeur (fr) m. German: Boxer (de) m. Greek: πυγμάχος (el) (pygmákhos) m., μποξέρ (el) (boxér) m. Hebrew: מתאגרף (he) (mitagref), מתאגרפת (he) (mitagrefet) f. Hungarian: bokszoló (hu), ökölvívó (hu) Italian: pugile (it) m., boxeur (it) m.

Japanese: ボクサー (ja) (bokusā), 拳闘家 (ja) (けんとうか, kentōka) Latin: pugil (la) Mandarin: 拳擊手, 拳击手 (quán jī shǒu) Polish: bokser (pl) m. Portuguese: boxeador (pt) m., pugilista (pt) m. Russian: боксёр (ru) (boksjór) m. Spanish: boxeador (es) m., boxeadora (es) f. Swahili: bondia (sw) Turkish: boksör (tr)

breed of dog

Dutch: boxer (nl) Esperanto: boksero (eo) Finnish: bokseri (fi) French: boxer (fr) m. German: Boxer (de) m. Greek: μπόξερ (el) (bóxer) n. Hebrew: בוקסר (he) (boqser)

Hungarian: bokszer (hu) Japanese: ボクサー (ja) (bokusā) Mandarin: 拳師狗, 拳师狗 (quán shī gǒu) Polish: bokser (pl) m. Portuguese: boxer (pt) m. Russian: боксёр (ru) (boksjór) m.

type of internal combustion engine

Finnish: vastaiskumoottori (fi), bokserimoottori (fi), bokseri (fi)

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• Korean: 복서 (bokseo)

See also

• wrestler
• Boxer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Boxer (dog) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Boxer (dog)

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French

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /bɔk.sɛʁ/

Noun

boxer m. (plural boxers)

1. boxer (dog)
2. boxer shorts, boxers

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɔk.se/

Verb

boxer

1. to box

Related terms

• boxe
• boxeur

Conjugation

   Conjugation of boxer (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		boxer			avoir boxé
gerund		en boxant			en ayant boxé
present participle		boxant
past participle		boxé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	boxe	boxes	boxe	boxons	boxez	boxent
	imperfect	boxais	boxais	boxait	boxions	boxiez	boxaient
	past historic1	boxai	boxas	boxa	boxâmes	boxâtes	boxèrent
	future	boxerai	boxeras	boxera	boxerons	boxerez	boxeront
	conditional	boxerais	boxerais	boxerait	boxerions	boxeriez	boxeraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	boxe	boxes	boxe	boxions	boxiez	boxent
	imperfect1	boxasse	boxasses	boxât	boxassions	boxassiez	boxassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	boxe	—	boxons	boxez	—
1literary tenses

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Italian

Noun

boxer m. inv.

1. boxer shorts