noun, masculine/bɔk.sɛʁ/plural: boxers
boxer (dog)
From German Boxer.
/bɔk.sɛʁ/
boxer (dog)
From German Boxer.
boxer shorts; boxer engine
Borrowed from English boxer. The sense "boxer shorts" is a pseudo-anglicism, derived from the English boxer shorts; note that while boxer does exist in English to refer to boxer shorts, it only exists as an attributive in front of other nouns, and cannot function as a standalone noun.
to box (to fight against (a person) in a boxing match)
Adapted borrowing of English box + -er.