ボクサー

Etymology

Borrowed from English boxer.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ボ​クサー [bóꜜkùsàà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [bo̞kɯ̟̊ᵝsa̠ː]

Noun

ボクサー (rōmaji bokusā)

1. a boxer (participant in a boxing match)
   • 1988 October 20, Adachi, Mitsuru, “第だい22話わ　麻ま里り亜あの心こころ [Chapter 22: Maria’s Heart]”, in スローステップSLOW STEP [SLOW STEP], volume 3 (fiction, in Japanese), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 149:

     あなた目 (め)悪 (わる)くない

     Anata me waruku nai

     You have very bad eyesight, don’t you?

     バカなこというなよ　ボクサーだぜ　目 (め)のよさは折 (お)り紙 (がみ)つきだよ　きみのほうがぜったいにかわいいよ！

     Baka na koto iu na yo Bokusā da ze Me no yosa wa origamitsuki da yo Kimi no hō ga zettai ni kawaii yo!

     That’s ridiculous! I’m a boxer! I have certifiably flawless eyesight! You definitely are prettier!

     はい　はい

     Hai hai

     Sure, sure

2. a boxer (breed of dog)

See also

• ボクサーブリーフ (bokusā burīfu)