1
: a person who engages in the sport of boxing
2
: any of a German breed of compact medium-sized dogs with a short usually fawn or brindled coat
: a member of a Chinese secret society that in 1900 attempted by violence to drive foreigners out of China and to force Chinese converts to renounce Christianity
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Staff Author, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2024
Born in Philadelphia to a boxing trainer who used to throw empty scotch bottles at him, Feldman has ascended from boxer to small-time MMA promoter to scion of a new combat sport.
—Stayton Bonner, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2024
But there were no non-political big-name front-liners such as rappers or former world champion boxers.
—Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee, 17 Apr. 2024
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is training in Arizona for his upcoming fight with 27-year-old boxer and YouTuber Jake Paul.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
Following Gutierrez’s initial report, the state stepped up efforts to find boxers eligible for pension money and began sending out checks.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
The Whipped Collection from Negative includes modal boxers that are fantastic for working around vulvodynia symptoms.
—Caroline Reilly, SELF, 4 Apr. 2024
Brawl in Cell Block 99: A former boxer turned drug runner ends up in a maximum-security prison, where he's forced to fight in brutal prison battles to survive and protect his family from external threats.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Tyson, who will be 58 when the Netflix fight streams, earned a reputation as one of the most ferocious boxers and incendiary personalities in modern professional sports.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2024
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After a brief career as a professional boxer, Danza took Hollywood by storm and dominated the sitcom scene, bringing laughs on Taxi and Who's the Boss?.
—Staff Author, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2024
Born in Philadelphia to a boxing trainer who used to throw empty scotch bottles at him, Feldman has ascended from boxer to small-time MMA promoter to scion of a new combat sport.
—Stayton Bonner, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2024
But there were no non-political big-name front-liners such as rappers or former world champion boxers.
—Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee, 17 Apr. 2024
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is training in Arizona for his upcoming fight with 27-year-old boxer and YouTuber Jake Paul.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
Following Gutierrez’s initial report, the state stepped up efforts to find boxers eligible for pension money and began sending out checks.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
The Whipped Collection from Negative includes modal boxers that are fantastic for working around vulvodynia symptoms.
—Caroline Reilly, SELF, 4 Apr. 2024
Brawl in Cell Block 99: A former boxer turned drug runner ends up in a maximum-security prison, where he's forced to fight in brutal prison battles to survive and protect his family from external threats.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Tyson, who will be 58 when the Netflix fight streams, earned a reputation as one of the most ferocious boxers and incendiary personalities in modern professional sports.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Boxer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boxer. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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boxer
1 of 2 noun
box·er
ˈbäk-sər 
: one that engages in the sport of boxing
boxer
2 of 2 noun
: any of a German breed of medium-sized dogs with a smooth coat and a short square face
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