[bok-ser] 
| 1. | a person who fights as a sport, usually with gloved fists, according to set rules; prize-fighter; pugilist. |
| 2. | one of a German breed of medium-sized, stocky, short-haired, pug-faced dogs having a brindled or tan coat with white markings. |
| 3. | a person or thing that packs items into boxes. |
| 4. | boxers. boxer shorts. |
[bok-ser] | a member of a Chinese secret society that carried on an unsuccessful uprising, 1898–1900 (Boxer Rebellion), principally against foreigners, culminating in a siege of foreign legations in Peking that was put down by an international expeditionary force. |
| box·er 1 (bŏk'sər) n.
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| box·er 2 (bŏk'sər) n. One that packs items in boxes. |
| box·er 3 (bŏk'sər) n. A medium-sized, short-haired dog of a breed developed in Germany, having a brownish coat and a short, square-jawed muzzle. [German, from English boxer1 (from its pugnacious nature).] |
| Box·er (bŏk'sər) n. A member of a secret society in China that unsuccessfully attempted in 1900 to drive foreigners from the country by violence and force Chinese Christians to renounce their religion. [Approximate translation of Chinese (Mandarin) (yìhé) quán, (righteous harmonious) fists, name of a secret political organization.] |
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(http://boxersoftware.com/users/dhamel).
(2001-04-30)
