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
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.
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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
Angel was friends with one of the two initial brawlers inside Norwood’s Williamsbridge Oval Playground, a regular hangout spot for the young teen, but didn’t participate in the outset of the violence.
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
To have that reign cut short by such a severe injury was a tragic development for the beloved brawler.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
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
Angel was friends with one of the two initial brawlers inside Norwood’s Williamsbridge Oval Playground, a regular hangout spot for the young teen, but didn’t participate in the outset of the violence.
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
To have that reign cut short by such a severe injury was a tragic development for the beloved brawler.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brawler
Noun
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What To Know In a documentary that aired last week on China Central Television, Li Chao, a pilot with the People's Liberation Army's Western Theater Command Air Force, described how his J-16 fighter jet engaged two foreign stealth aircraft during a 2024 training mission off China’s coast.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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The film, which premiered in Venice, winning best director honors for Safdie, stars Dwayne Johnson as real-life MMA fighter Mark Kerr, with Emily Blunt as his partner Dawn Staples.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In footage of actual bail hearings, judges are harsh and dismissive, even as defendants ask about the legal jargon being used to determine their fate.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
8 Oct. 2025
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In capital cases, defense teams typically begin mitigation work immediately, Spencer said, gathering background information that could humanize the defendant if the case reaches sentencing.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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The plaintiff is seeking damages of at least $200 million across 26 civil counts.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Jane Doe’s rebuttal The plaintiffs counter that Royal Caribbean is greatly downplaying the injury the victims suffered.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In ancient Greece, there were professional debaters.—
Solomon D. Stevens,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
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Kirk became known as a fierce ― and controversial ― debater.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Lee is sixty-one years old, a scrapper with a potent backstory.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
4 June 2025
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Similarly, Kiki vacillates between a broad figure of oblivious privilege, not that far removed from Moore’s The Big Lebowski heiress, and a scrapper who feels just as insecure in this place as either sister.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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“Brawler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brawler. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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