Thesaurus results for BRAWLER

brawler

noun

Definition of 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 Directed by Kitao Sakura, the new take on the classic fighting games star Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji, Callina Liang, Jason Momoa, 50 Cent and more as colorful brawlers who face off in a high-stakes tournament. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 An argumentative streak comes with the territory, though, so try not to take your inner bar brawler past customs. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026 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

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Stacy Keach, the legendary actor whose unmistakable voice and powerful performances captivated generations of Americans, is being remembered by his beloved wife as a devoted husband, loving father and courageous fighter after his death at 85.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
At least 18 flights from cities including Copenhagen, Dublin, Helsinki, Madrid, Milan and Warsaw were impacted, with some being diverted to military bases or given escorts by fighter jets.

— Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of fighter

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Rather than requiring individual defendants to prove Woods tampered with evidence in their cases, attorneys want the state to demonstrate that misconduct did not occur.

— Tori Mason, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
The lawsuit, which names both Maden and Algerio, in addition to the City of New York, accuses the defendants of excessive force, false arrest, unlawful seizure and failure to intervene, among other violations.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of defendant

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According to court documents, GEO and the plaintiffs reached a settlement on Monday.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
These suits closely mirror one filed by Jason Isbell and others in September, which claimed Suno created imitations of the plaintiffs but did not claim copyright infringement directly.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of plaintiff

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At the time, Kundassery was a high-school debater in Fremont, California, where his parents had moved after emigrating from India on H1-B visas.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
El-Sayed did show himself to be the more skilled debater, consistently hammering Rogers over his personal wealth, congressional record and campaign contributions.

— New York Times, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of debater

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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
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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