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ボクサー (bokusaa) Japanese meaning: boxer (fighter) | Kotomora

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Meanings

1

boxer (fighter)

Refers to a person who boxes, either professionally or as a sport.

彼かれはプロのボクサーを目め指ざしている。

He is aiming to become a professional boxer.

2

boxer (dog breed)

Refers to the Boxer breed of dog.

隣となりの家いえのボクサーはとても人ひと懐なつっこい。
The neighbor's Boxer is very friendly.

Related words

拳けん闘とう家か sense 1
拳闘家 is an old-fashioned, formal word for a boxer, while ボクサー is the common modern term.

Don't confuse with

ファイター
ボクサー refers only to a boxer, while ファイター is a broader term covering any kind of fighter, including other combat sports or a fighting spirit.

Counted with

人にん
Used when counting boxers as people, e.g. treating ボクサー as an occupation.

Word family

プロボクサー
professional boxer; prizefighter
ボクサーパンツ
boxer briefs; tight boxers
ボクサーサウンド
Subaru boxer engine sound
ボクサーブリーフ
boxer briefs

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'boxer'.