boxer

Other forms of boxer

plural

boxers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about boxer

What does boxer mean?

boxer means "someone who fights with his fists for sport". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in boxer?

boxer has 2 syllables: box-er. The stress falls on "box". In IPA it is /ˈbɑksɚ/.

What is another word for boxer?

Close synonyms include pugilist, packer, bagger. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is boxer a common word?

boxer is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.