Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "'yan dambe" na iya bambanta dangane da mahallin, amma gabaɗaya tana nufin ɗaya daga cikin waɗannan: tallafi ga al'aura kuma yawanci yana da tsari mara kyau. Masu damben yawanci ana yin su ne da yadudduka masu nauyi kamar auduga kuma galibi ana amfani da su azaman madadin gajeren wando ko wasu nau'ikan tufafi. . ’Yan dambe suna fafatawa da juna a wasanni inda suke amfani da hannu don bugi abokin hamayyarsu yayin da suke sanye da safofin hannu masu yatsa. 19th da farkon ƙarni na 20, wanda aka sani da Tawayen Boxer. 'Yan damben sun kasance gungun 'yan kishin kasar Sin da ke adawa da tasirin kasashen waje a kasar Sin kuma suna neman korar kasashen waje da tasirinsu daga kasar.