brawler

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. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The plaintiff is seeking damages of at least $200 million across 26 civil counts.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • In ancient Greece, there were professional debaters.
    Solomon D. Stevens, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Kirk became known as a fierce ― and controversial ― debater.
    Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Lee is sixty-one years old, a scrapper with a potent backstory.
    E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 4 June 2025
  • 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
  • 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

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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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