A person who boxes, especially as a sport. Synonymous with ボクサー.
See also: ボクサー
He is aiming to become a professional boxer.
dementia pugilistica; boxer's dementia; punch-drunk syndrome
Compound of 拳闘 (kentō, 'boxing') + 家 (ka, 'person engaged in a profession'). 拳闘 is itself a compound of 拳 (ken, 'fist') and 闘 (tō, 'fight').