boxer

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
boxer/ˈbɒksə(r)/

▶noun

• 1 a person who boxes as a sport.

• 2 a medium-sized dog of a breed with a smooth brown coat and pug-like face.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Boxer/ˈbɒksə/

▶noun a member of a fiercely nationalistic Chinese secret society which flourished in the 19th century.

– origin from boxer, translating Chin. yì hé quán, lit. ‘righteous harmony fists’.