as in scrapper
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Recent Examples of battler
The second reason is that these aura battler designs were very complex and full of curves as well as weird angles.
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Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The Scot finished last season aiming to emulate Nottingham Forest’s rise from relegation battler to European contender.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The Scot finished last season aiming to emulate Nottingham Forest’s rise from relegation battler to European contender.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battler
Noun
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But Everton, during that period, were little more than relegation scrappers, thanks to two significant points deductions in Dyche’s two seasons at the club.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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No one on the Texas squad has spent more time in the program than Maloney, a no-nonsense scrapper from Missouri who set a school single-season record with 93 hits a year ago.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The missile can be deployed from fighter jets and bombers.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Feb. 2026
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The fighters’ first meeting happened more than a half-decade after fans first began to clamor for an obvious matchup between two similarly sized greats.—
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Noah, who doesn't hesitate to describe himself as a hustler, tried to entice his brother into exploiting the movement to make money.—
Gail Sheehy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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As the best place in town to hear Black music, the Mines attracted a diverse swath of Black life, from hustlers to teachers and entrepreneurs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Battler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battler. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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