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Sense: 1
Date: 1700-1800
Origin: BOX21
Sense: 2
Date: 1900-2000
Language: German
Origin: English boxer 'fighter'; because of its flattened nose

boxer

 noun
     
Related topics: Pets, Sport, Animals
box‧er [countable]
1DS someone who boxes, especially as a job
2HBADHP a large dog with short light brown hair and a flat nose
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