battler

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battler
Noun
  • The prelims will feature three bouts featuring fighters from Australia, so the crowd will be rocking, cheering on the local scrappers.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
  • That scrapper, his out-of-season t-shirt, the playground and the flashed Playboy...
    Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Later in the day, Trump also offered praise for Zelenskyy and Ukrainian fighters' valor on the battlefield.
    Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 28 Feb. 2025
  • What begins as a crime drama, Life After Fighting follows Foster’s martial-arts teacher Alex, who, forced into retirement because of an injury, has found a purpose in training the fighters of tomorrow.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Or there’s Jim Thompson’s 1963 crime novel The Grifters, whose nihilistic hustlers abuse the trust of everyone around them, perpetually working either the short or long con at the expense of real friendships and a real sense of self.
    Meaghan Garvey, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2025
  • For side hustlers, upskilling means expanding their repertoire to tap into additional income streams.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Battler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battler. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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