Boxer

Boxer

See also: boxer and bóxer

English

Etymology

Named Boxers by the West, since their official title was "The Fist of Righteous Harmony" (義和拳 / 义和拳 (Yìhéquán)) and their symbol was a clenched fist.

Noun

Boxer (plural Boxers)

  2. (historical) A Chinese anti-imperial and xenophobic rebel of the early 1900s.

Derived terms

Translations

Proper noun

Boxer

  2. A surname.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

    boxen +‎ -er

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbɔksɐ/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Boxer m (strong, genitive Boxers, plural Boxer, feminine Boxerin)

    1. boxer
      Synonym: Faustkämpfer

    Declension

    Declension of Boxer [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Boxer die Boxer
    genitive eines des Boxers der Boxer
    dative einem dem Boxer den Boxern
    accusative einen den Boxer die Boxer

    Hypernyms

    Hyponyms

    Further reading

    • “Boxer”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
    • “Boxer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • “Boxer” in Duden online
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