Boxer Meaning
/ˈbɒksə/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.
nounA type of internal combustion engine in which cylinders are arranged in two banks on either side of a single crankshaft.
Sentence Examples
The boxer had to lose weight for the title match.
The boxer was hit on the chin and went down for the count.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The playful ____ puppy, with its distinctive wrinkled forehead, loves to run.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The powerful ____ worked hard in the gym to prepare for the big fight.
Word Origin & History
From box + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In 1925, boxer shorts were unleashed on the world: loose-fitting underwear for men, featuring an elastic waistband inspired by the shorts worn by boxers. It was underwear for the inner pugilist."
— 2018 August 9, Alan Burdick, “Science has Resolved the Question of Boxers vs. Briefs”, in The New Yorker, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2020:
"He [Bad Bunny] strode past vendors of coco frio, tacos and piraguas; a pair of boxers sparring; a table of older gentlemen playing dominoes; women at a nail salon."
— 2026 February 9, Jon Caramanica, “Bad Bunny Super Bowl Halftime Review: A History Lesson Full of Puerto Rican Pride”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2026:
"They look over the boxes that have been packed, pass judgment upon defects detected by the boxers, and O. K. the boxes […]"
— 1917, Vocational Education Survey of Minneapolis, Minn, page 385:
"Jockey International, the major boxer maker, has a design for everyone: jungle prints featuring the irrepressible Garfield the cat peeping out between the leaves; […]"
— 1987, Health, volume 19:
"My husband, Zac, noticed my laundry shortcomings when his sock and boxer drawer came up empty, and kindly asked if I could please do some laundry."
— 2011, Jennie Allen, “Mad”, in Stuck Study: The Places We Get Stuck & the God Who Sets Us Free, Nashville, Tenn.: Thomas Nelson, →ISBN, page 38:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The playful ____ puppy, with its distinctive wrinkled forehead, loves to run.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The powerful ____ worked hard in the gym to prepare for the big fight.