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box⋅er
[bok-ser] 
–noun
| 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. |
Box⋅er
[bok-ser] –noun
| 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. |
Origin:
trans. of Chin yìhé juǎn Righteous Harmony Fist, name of the militant policy of the yìhé tuán Righteous Harmony Group
trans. of Chin yìhé juǎn Righteous Harmony Fist, name of the militant policy of the yìhé tuán Righteous Harmony Group
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| 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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Boxer
Box"er\ (b[o^]ks"[~e]r), n. One who packs boxes.Boxer
Box"er\, n. One who boxes; a pugilist.Boxer
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : boxer
Spanish:
boxeador,
German:
der Boxer,
Japanese:
ボクサー
boxer
"fighter," 1472, from box (n.2). The name of the breed of dog (1934), is from Ger. (the breed originated in Germany), itself taken from Eng. boxer "fighter," the dog so called for its pugnaciousness. Boxer shorts (1944) so called from their resemblance to the attire worn in the ring. Boxer Rebellion (1900) is based on British mistranslation of Chinese xenophobic society of I-He-T'uan "Righteous Harmony Band," rendered by British as I-He-Ch'uan "Righteous Uniting Fists."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Boxer
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(http://boxersoftware.com/users/dhamel).
(2001-04-30)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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