"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. Head templates: {{en-prop}} Boxer
  1. A surname. Wikidata QID: Q37496393 Categories (topical): History of China
    Sense id: en-Boxer-en-name-en:Q37496393 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. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Boxer (plural Boxers)
  1. (historical) A Chinese anti-imperial and xenophobic rebel of the early 1900s. Wikidata QID: Q1335146 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 /义和团 (ji⁶ wo⁴ tyun⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 義和團 /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-en:Q1335146 Disambiguation of History of China: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 32 68

Inflected forms

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