BATTLER Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

battler

noun

Definition of battler

as in scrapper

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Recent Examples of battler Unai Emery, who transformed the club from relegation battler to Champions League contender, was forced to rebuild a team that won the Europa League last season and has done that in double-quick time. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 The breakout battler Alex Freeman has arguably been the breakout player of the whole tournament. — Charlie Davies, New York Times, 27 June 2026 The second reason is that these aura battler designs were very complex and full of curves as well as weird angles. — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for battler

Noun

Willis is a clear scrapper who can really move.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
Bastian Schweinsteiger — winger in 2006, classy playmaker in 2010 and midfield scrapper in the final here — returned to full fitness midway through the tournament and also played a key role.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2026

Definition of scrapper

Noun

The disclosures began during Ethiopia’s 2020–22 war between federal forces and Tigrayan fighters.

— Amir Aman Kiyaro, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Joining Van Damme on screen will be a roster of martial arts champions, including Armenian MMA fighter Melsik Baghdasaryan and French Muay Thai and kickboxing world champion Cyril Benzaquen.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of fighter

Noun

Give me the drunks, the nightclub comics, the vaudevillians, the hustlers, and the people doing three shows a night for 20 bucks and a sandwich.

— Emma Specter, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2026
Facinelli plays the Boss, a ruthless figure whose cash ends up in the pool hustler’s hands, and intends to get it back, one way or another.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026