a member of a nationalistic Chinese secret society that led an unsuccessful rebellion in 1900 against foreign interests in China
source: WordNet 3.0
a breed of stocky medium-sized short-haired dog with a brindled coat and square-jawed muzzle developed in Germany
source: WordNet 3.0
One who packs boxes.
source: Webster 1913
One who boxes; a pugilist.
source: Webster 1913
A member of a powerful Chinese organization which committed numerous outrages on Europeans and Christian converts in the uprising against foreigners in 1900. Various names, as "League of United Patriots" and "Great Knife [or Sword] Society," have been given as the Chinese name of the organization; why the members were called Boxers is uncertain.
