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)

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

Derived terms

• Boxerism
• Boxer Rebellion, Boxer Uprising

Translations

participant in the Boxer Rebellion

• Arabic: مُلَاكَم m (mulākam), مُلَاكَمَة (ar) f (mulākama)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 義和團／义和团 (ji⁶ wo⁴ tyun⁴)

  Mandarin: 義和團／义和团 (zh) (yìhétuán)

• Finnish: boksari (fi)
• Japanese: 義和団 (ぎわだん, giwadan)
• Korean: 의화단(義和團) (ko) (uihwadan)
• Russian: ихэтуа́нь (ru) m (ixɛtuánʹ), боксёр (ru) m (boksjór)
• Spanish: bóxer (es) m
• Vietnamese: Nghĩa Hoà Đoàn (義和團)

Proper noun

Boxer

1. A surname.

Anagrams

• rebox

German

Etymology

boxen +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔksɐ/

• Audio

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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

• Sportler

Hyponyms

• Amateurboxer, Berufsboxer, Hobbyboxer, Profiboxer

Related terms

• Boxhandschuh, Boxkampf, Boxring, Boxsport, Boxtrainer
• Amateurboxen, Hobbyboxen, Boxerei

Further reading

• “Boxer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Boxer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Boxer” in Duden online