Home › Words › S › shadowboxershadowboxershadowboxer means one who shadowboxes.EtymologyFrom shadow + boxer.nounOne who shadowboxes.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.shadowboxing 75% match — A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent. vs shadowboxer →cageboxer 71% match — One who cageboxes. vs shadowboxer →buffeter 64% match — A boxer or fighter. vs shadowboxer →boxerly 61% match — Befitting or typical of a boxer. vs shadowboxer →squeezeboxer 58% match — Someone who plays a squeezebox (accordion). vs shadowboxer →soapboxer 58% match — One who soapboxes. vs shadowboxer →backswordman 57% match — One who fights with a backsword or singlestick. vs shadowboxer →sparrer 56% match — Someone who spars, a fighter vs shadowboxer →