boxer

noun

ˈbäk-sər How to pronounce boxer (audio)
Definition of boxernext
as in fighter
one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists that boxer is quite famous for being the youngest heavyweight champion ever

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Recent Examples of boxer Klitschko is a former professional boxer who won an Olympic gold medal for Ukraine at the 1996 Games in the super-heavyweight division. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026 Older sibling Tommy was a popular lightweight boxer, winning the Commonwealth belt, while another, Joe, has gone from professional golfer to coach. — Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 McNeeley’s manager Vinnie Vecchione jumps into the ring to stop the fight after his boxer is knocked down twice in the first round. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 The actress met the former world champion boxer in 2008, and the two got engaged five years later. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for boxer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxer
  1. fighter
  2. gladiator
  3. prizefighter
  4. pugilist
Noun
  • Popular and literary myth tells that when martyrs die on the soil, the earth receiving their blood will give forth new fighters, thus the roses scattered on the cracking mud.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Well, Kaatri is a fighter and the warlock at the heart of this story.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of fighter
Noun
  • Several others were Olympic rowers, with a weightlifter, Olympic gladiator and NASA engineer rounding out the team.
    — Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • There’s nothing that gives you that same feel of being the gladiator in the ring.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of gladiator
Noun
  • But Ford had stripped these two unpainted entries down to the chassis, like prizefighters shedding final pounds before weigh-in.
    — Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
  • The explosive jazz‑rock pianist – known for redefining piano performance with the physicality of a prizefighter and the swagger of a rock guitarist – is set to turn the DIA’s auditorium into something closer to a sonic combustion chamber.
    — Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of prizefighter
Noun
  • The 50-year-old Ukrainian pugilist was engaged to Panettiere in 2013 during an on-and-off relationship that lasted nearly a decade.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The group reached the office of Ilhan Omar, a Democratic congresswoman from Minneapolis who has a reputation as a political pugilist.
    — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of pugilist

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“Boxer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxer. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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