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Boxer vs Boyer - What's the difference?

boxer | boyer |

As nouns the difference between boxer and boyer

is that boxer is a participant (fighter) in a boxing match while boyer is a Flemish sloop with a castle at each end.

As proper nouns the difference between boxer and boyer

is that boxer is a Chinese anti-imperial and anti-foreigner rebel of the early 1900s while Boyer is {{surname|lang=en}.

boxer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A participant (fighter) in a boxing match.
    • You can tell she's a boxer by looking at her nose.''
  • A breed of stocky, medium-sized, short-haired dog with a square-jawed muzzle.
  • A type of internal combustion engine in which cylinders are arranged in two banks on either side of a single crankshaft.
  • The person running a game of two-up.
  • One who packs boxes.

    • Synonyms

    * (participant in a boxing match) pugilist * (type of engine) boxer engine

    Derived terms

    * boxer shorts, boxers * kick-boxer, kickboxer

    Related terms

    * box * boxing

    See also

    * wrestler * (Boxer) * ----

    boyer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A Flemish sloop with a castle at each end.
    • (Sir Walter Raleigh)
    (Webster 1913)