"Boxer" meaning in English

See Boxer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Named Boxers by the West, since their official title was "The Fist of Righteous Harmony" (義和拳/义和拳 (Yìhéquán)) and their symbol was a clenched fist. Etymology templates: {{m|zh|義和拳}} 義和拳/义和拳 (Yìhéquán) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Boxer
  1. A surname. Categories (topical): History of China
    Sense id: en-Boxer-en-name-EMUC1F3L Disambiguation of History of China: 49 51 Categories (other): English surnames

Noun

Forms: Boxers [plural]
Etymology: Named Boxers by the West, since their official title was "The Fist of Righteous Harmony" (義和拳/义和拳 (Yìhéquán)) and their symbol was a clenched fist. Etymology templates: {{m|zh|義和拳}} 義和拳/义和拳 (Yìhéquán) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Boxer (plural Boxers)
  1. (historical) A Chinese anti-imperial and xenophobic rebel of the early 1900s. Tags: historical Categories (topical): History of China Derived forms: Boxerism, Boxer Rebellion, Boxer Uprising Translations (participant in the Boxer Rebellion): مُلَاكَم (mulākam) [masculine] (Arabic), مُلَاكَمَة (mulākama) [feminine] (Arabic), 義和團 (Chinese Cantonese), 义和团 (ji⁶ wo⁴ tyun⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 義和團 (Chinese Mandarin), 义和团 (yìhétuán) (Chinese Mandarin), boksari (Finnish), 義和団 (giwadan) (alt: ぎわだん) (Japanese), 의화단 (uihwadan) (alt: 義和團) (Korean), ихэтуа́нь (ixɛtuánʹ) [masculine] (Russian), боксёр (boksjór) [masculine] (Russian), bóxer [masculine] (Spanish), Nghĩa Hoà Đoàn (alt: 義和團) (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Boxer-en-noun-ywIlMOs2 Disambiguation of History of China: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 35 65 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 89

Inflected forms

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