as in fighter
one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists
that boxer is quite famous for being the youngest heavyweight champion ever
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Recent Examples of boxer
No drawers, no boxers, no briefs, no belt.
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Touré, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
Pass the bronze Rocky at the base, then mimic the fictional boxer’s climb to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which houses more than 200,000 objects whose origins span over 2,000 years.
—Regan Stephens, AFAR Media, 14 Oct. 2025
The Cut centers on an Irish boxer (Bloom) who has picked up a job at his hometown gym after his fighting career stalled.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Originally developed in Germany in the late 19th century, the boxer was bred for hunting, guarding, and later for military and police work, which can make some sense of why the boxer in the video clip was so keen to observe the camera.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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Touré, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
Pass the bronze Rocky at the base, then mimic the fictional boxer’s climb to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which houses more than 200,000 objects whose origins span over 2,000 years.
—Regan Stephens, AFAR Media, 14 Oct. 2025
The Cut centers on an Irish boxer (Bloom) who has picked up a job at his hometown gym after his fighting career stalled.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Originally developed in Germany in the late 19th century, the boxer was bred for hunting, guarding, and later for military and police work, which can make some sense of why the boxer in the video clip was so keen to observe the camera.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxer
Noun
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Colombia's 15,600-person-strong air force operates several different types of aircraft, roughly a third of which are fighter ground-attack aircraft capable of carrying out missions in the air or attacks on land.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s remarks come after Beijing infuriated him by expanding export controls on rare earth products that are used in smartphones, fighter jets, electric vehicles and more.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Davis plays Achillia, the Spartacus franchise’s first female gladiator, in the sequel series, which will debut on December 5.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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That is gladiators without swords.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Daniel Kinahan, a keen amateur boxer, has always been in thrall to prizefighters.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Most people participating in American warrior culture are not prizefighters, of course, and relatively few are veterans.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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Why Exit Planning Can’t Wait Returning to our boxing metaphor, a big plot point of Rocky IV centers on the pugilist’s unease with complacency.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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She is next slated to appear in the boxing drama Christy, based on the life of real professional pugilist Christy Martin.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Boxer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxer. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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