BOXER


Meaning of BOXER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbäk-sər ]

noun

Etymology: approximate translation of Chinese (Beijing) yìhé juǎn, literally, righteous harmonious fist

Date: 1899

: a member of a Chinese secret society that in 1900 attempted by violence to drive foreigners out of China and to force Chinese converts to renounce Christianity

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.