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brawler

noun

Definition of brawlernext
as in fighter
a person who takes part in a dispute every couple has marital problems, but those two are heavyweight brawlers in a seriously dysfunctional relationship

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Recent Examples of brawler The former Cardinal is an absolute brawler with over 90 NFL starts who brings the exact nasty, tone-setting violence this interior unit needs. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026 One brutal knife fight pauses so a brawler can cue up a song on the jukebox that sounds like something Doris Day would slow-dance to. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 Song of the Samurai is based on a popular manga series and tells the story of Toshizo Hijikata, a street brawler who makes a living selling medicine for his family. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026 Paul returned to the ring in June against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, son of the legendary Mexican brawler. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025 The episodes saw 12 brawlers face off in teams led by Flay, Maneet Chauhan and Antonia Lofaso, aiming to win over judges Williamson, Carson Kressley and Rodney Scott. — Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025 Displacing the ’90s boom bap and aughts brawlers of her last album is a streak of assiduous ’80s R&B exercises that foreground her gains as a vocalist more often than her gobstopping wordplay as a rapper. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025 Walsh is aggressive, precise, and has a bit of that Irish brawler edge. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Last year, League of Legends publisher Riot Games entered the fray with limited test runs of 2XKO, a free-to-play 2v2 tag-team brawler that’s been undergoing updates based on audience feedback. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brawler
  1. fighter
  2. defendant
  3. plaintiff
  4. debater
  5. scrapper
  6. disputant
Noun
  • The National Shield is dominated by Salafi fighters with close ties to Saudi Arabia.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • A week later, Italian fighter jets operating under NATO's air defense mission shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of fighter
Noun
  • The Federal Defender Program represents defendants who cannot afford a lawyer.
    — Reed Williams, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Requests for comment were sent to the departments named as defendants in the wide-ranging lawsuit.
    — Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of defendant
Noun
  • The plaintiffs also claim the president doesn't have the authority to build the arch without approval from Congress.
    — Kristin Wright, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Defending Education, which sued UC in June 2026, is the sole plaintiff in the case.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of plaintiff
Noun
  • The accomplishments of athletes are every bit as impressive and legitimate as those of dancers, debaters, and oboists.
    — Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Research has previously shown that AI models can be extremely persuasive, more so than even the best human salespeople or debaters.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of debater
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 Jay Treaty asked the disputants merely to start a process leading to the appointment of arbitrators qualified to decide their disputes fairly and finally.
    — Tom Bell, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The audience and actor are like disputants kept in different rooms, forbidden to see each other fully.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of disputant

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“Brawler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brawler. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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