as in fighter
one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists
that boxer is quite famous for being the youngest heavyweight champion ever
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of boxer
Advertisement Sports Who will Jake Paul fight next — a boxer, athlete or celebrity — and when?
—
Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
In a statement shared to Instagram, the 45-year-old singer and manager, along with Bamba's family, confirmed the boxer's death.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Shields would go on to another win at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the only U.S. boxer, male or female, to earn back-to-back gold medals at the games.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
The match was part of a larger event that featured YouTube star turned professional boxer Jake Paul beating former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson last month.
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for boxer 
Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
In a statement shared to Instagram, the 45-year-old singer and manager, along with Bamba's family, confirmed the boxer's death.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Shields would go on to another win at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the only U.S. boxer, male or female, to earn back-to-back gold medals at the games.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
The match was part of a larger event that featured YouTube star turned professional boxer Jake Paul beating former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson last month.
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for boxer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxer
Noun
-
Even for many residents of Gaza, however, the swift re-emergence of the fighters, some in official uniforms, was a surprise.—
Iyad Abuheweila,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
-
Simultaneously, Israeli airstrikes destroyed multiple military installations, including fighter jets and weapon caches across Syria.—
Hadeel Al-Shalchi,
NPR,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
Genetic Analysis of Viking Settlers Challenges Historical Saga Migration Back to Scandinavia The researchers uncovered one person — possibly a Roman soldier or slave gladiator — living in Britain around 100 A.D. to 300 A.D. who had 25 percent Scandinavian ancestry.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
1 Jan. 2025
-
There were gladiator movies before Spartacus, and there have been many since, but Stanley Kubrick’s epic is undoubtedly the archetypal gladiator movie.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
22 Nov. 2024
Noun
-
Buffalo this year was the prizefighter dropping his gloves, sticking out his chin and daring any of three opponents to land a haymaker.—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
-
The choice, as Huston pointed out, brought a sense of timelessness to the story of Mikey (Michael Pitt), a prizefighter freshly out of prison who spends the day before his last fight reconnecting with his past in 1989 New York City.—
Mark Peikert,
IndieWire,
7 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
An odd corps of swampy Washington DC pugilists are ready to engage, likely supplemented by political pressure from shipbuilding companies.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
-
The 36-year-old Irish martial arts fighter announced his intentions to take on the 29-year-old pugilist Tuesday.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
17 Dec. 2024
Thesaurus Entries Near boxer
Cite this Entry
“Boxer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxer. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share