boxer

Definitions


[ˈbɒksə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who takes part in boxing as a sport or profession
(e.g: earlier this week the 42-year-old boxer announced his retirement from the sport)

- a medium-sized dog of a breed with a smooth brown coat and a broad squarish muzzle
(e.g: dogs with short faces such as bulldogs and boxers)


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[ˈbɒksə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a member of a fiercely nationalistic Chinese secret society which flourished in the 19th century. In 1899 the society led a Chinese uprising against Western domination which was eventually crushed by a combined European force, aided by Japan and the US


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Origin:
from boxer, translating Chinese yì hé quán, literally ‘righteous harmony fists’




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