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BOKS-uh/ˈbɒksə/

A boxer is a person who fights in the sport of boxing: a heavyweight boxer; amateur boxers. Boxing is the sport; fighter is broader; pugilist is dated. Name the boxer in the fixture list, then the weight class. Mix-up: boxer vs boxes; the dog breed — use that only if the source names a dog; do not write boxer for a wrestler.

Meaning

A person who fights in the sport of boxing.

Examples

• “Name the boxer in the fixture list, then the weight class, the PE paper said.”
• “An amateur boxer featured in the club minutes, which is still a named bout — quote the round if given.”

Good to know

a heavyweight / amateur boxer. Sport: boxing. Broader: fighter. Trap: the dog breed / a wrestler. PE and news. A person who boxes — name the class and the bout.

Near in meaning

pugilist, fighter, prize-fighter

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