Meaning of BOXER
| Pronunciation: | | 'bâksur
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] a breed of stocky medium-sized short-haired dog with a brindled coat and square-jawed muzzle developed in Germany
- [n] someone who fights with his fists for sport
- [n] a workman employed to pack things into containers
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| | Synonyms: | | bagger, packer, pugilist |
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| | See Also: | | bantamweight, battler, belligerent, combatant, cruiserweight, featherweight, fighter, flyweight, gladiator, heavyweight, junior featherweight, junior lightweight, junior middleweight, junior welterweight, light heavyweight, lightweight, middleweight, palooka, prizefighter, puncher, scrapper, slogger, slugger, sparring mate, sparring partner, stumblebum, welterweight, working dog, working man, working person, workman | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Box"er\ (b[o^]ks"[~e]r), n.
One who packs boxes.
\Box"er\, n.
One who boxes; a pugilist.
\Box"er\, n.
A member of a powerful Chinese organization which committed
numerous outrages on Europeans and Christian converts in the
uprising against foreigners in 1900. Various names, as
``League of United Patriots'' and ``Great Knife [or Sword]
Society,'' have been given as the Chinese name of the
organization; why the members were called Boxers is
uncertain.
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | 1. A visual language by Hal Abelson and Andy diSessa of Berkeley which claims to be the successor to logo. Boxes are used to represent scope. 2. A text editor for ms-dos and microsoft windows. home. |
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| | Related Terms: | | bantamweight, black belt, brown belt, bruiser, Chinese boxer, featherweight, fighter, fisticuffer, flyweight, heavyweight, karate expert, light heavyweight, lightweight, middleweight, palooka, prizefighter, pug, pugilist, savate expert, sparrer, welterweight |
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