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Boxer

One who packs boxes.

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Broader term 5

Battler 76% connected

A student at Oxford who is supplied with provisions from the buttery; formerly, one who paid for nothing but what he called for, answering nearly to…

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Belligerent 76% connected

Waging war; carrying on war.

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Chinese 76% connected

Of or pertaining to China; peculiar to China.

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Combatant 76% connected

Contending; disposed to contend.

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Fighter 76% connected

One who fights; a combatant; a warrior.

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Narrower term 3

Gladiator 76% connected

Originally, a swordplayer; hence, one who fought with weapons in public, either on the occasion of a funeral ceremony, or in the arena, for public am…

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Puncher 76% connected

One who, or that which, punches.

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Slugger 76% connected

One who strikes heavy blows; hence, a boxer; a prize fighter.

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Derivationally related 4

Box 74% connected

A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box (Buxus sempervirens) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box (B.…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Box 74% connected

A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box (Buxus sempervirens) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box (B.…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pack 74% connected

A pact.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pack 74% connected

A pact.

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Synonym 2

Packer 92% connected

A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation; as, a pork packer.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Pugilist 92% connected

One who fights with his fists; esp., a professional prize fighter; a boxer.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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