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The article for

Boxer

der Boxer

Boxer is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Boxer

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Why is it der Boxer?

Boxer ends in -er, and most nouns ending in -er are masculine: in a German dictionary, 86% of them take der.

All nouns ending in -er
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Meaning

[1] Someone who exercises the sport of boxing

[1] jemand, der die Sportart Boxen ausübt

[2] Fist strike

[2] Faustschlag

[3] German dog breed recognized by the FCI

[3] von der FCI anerkannte deutsche Hunderasse

Examples

[1] The two boxers climbed into the ring

[1] Die beiden Boxer stiegen in den Ring.

[2] Karl put a boxer in the back to his friend

[2] Karl versetzte seinem Freund einen Boxer in den Rücken.
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[3] The boxer received its name due to the appearance of its short, wide, wide nose.

[3] Der Boxer erhielt seinen Namen auf Grund des Aussehens seiner kurzen, breiten Nase.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Boxer die Boxer
Genitiv des Boxers der Boxer
Dativ dem Boxer den Boxern
Akkusativ den Boxer die Boxer

Pronunciation

In context

[1] Boxer im Boxkampf
[1] Boxer im Boxkampf Wikimedia Commons
[3] Hunderasse Boxer
[3] Hunderasse Boxer Wikimedia Commons

Related nouns

Nouns with the same ending

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