brawlers

noun

plural of brawler
as in fighters
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 brawlers 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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brawlers
  1. fighters
  2. defendants
  3. plaintiffs
  4. debaters
  5. contestants
Noun
  • The witness, who also spoke on condition of anonymity in fear of reprisals, said civilians in Nyala often gather wherever fighters congregate to sell food and tea to earn a living amid widespread unemployment and few sources of income.
    — YASSIR ABDALLA, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The witness, who also spoke on condition of anonymity in fear of reprisals, said that civilians in Nyala often gather wherever fighters congregate to sell food and tea to earn a living amid widespread unemployment and few sources of income.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of fighters
Noun
  • Prosecutors have requested that the defendants be summoned for questioning, but the judge has not ordered it.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Alvin Hellerstein, a federal judge who for decades oversaw some of the country's most high-profile cases, counting among his defendants presidents and CEOs, has died, a spokesperson for the Southern District of New York confirmed Wednesday.
    — Graham Kates, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of defendants
Noun
  • That denial turned on the plaintiffs’ failure to demonstrate an actual or imminent injury sufficient to seek emergency relief, rather than a determination that the administration’s demands were lawful.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, reached a settlement in a social media addiction lawsuit on Monday, resolving claims before the case was set to go to trial this month, according to lawyers for the plaintiffs.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of plaintiffs
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 debaters
Noun
  • Cut Week will mark the biggest elimination in The Voice history, when each coach will send two singers straight through to Live Shows as five more contestants battle for one remaining spot on each team.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Uninterested Woman Game Show A classic game show premise, where our contestants are three scuzzy-looking men (Inde Navarrette, Jane Wickline, and Sarah Sherman) who really cannot just leave a married lesbian named Kelly (Saidah Belo-Osagie) alone.
    — Rima Parikh, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of contestants

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“Brawlers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brawlers. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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