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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 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
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  1. fighters
  2. defendants
  3. plaintiffs
  4. debaters
  5. contestants
Noun
  • Houthi fighters in Yemen have increased attacks against targets in Saudi Arabia, and the kingdom’s East-West oil pipeline, a key route for Saudi crude exports, has shut down amid attacks.
    — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Both fighters carried Legion sensor systems equipped with a pre-production version of L3Harris’ HiveLink.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of fighters
Noun
  • Thaci and the other defendants, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi, pleaded not guilty to all charges against them.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
  • By filing that brief handwritten petition, Kohberger is putting himself in the category of many criminal defendants before him, who have argued after the fact that their guilty pleas were coerced.
    — Mark Guarino, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of defendants
Noun
  • The panel of three judges nominated by Democratic former President Joe Biden agreed with the plaintiffs that the president does not have the power to regulate states' election policy.
    — NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Officers detained about 60 people and deported some employees, including two plaintiffs who are part of Thursday’s lawsuit.
    — Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of plaintiffs
Noun
  • 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
  • Personal laptops allow debaters to research, organize evidence and prepare for tournaments during free periods.
    — Kavin Bendre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of debaters
Noun
  • The stakes are even higher for this year’s Dancing With the Stars contestants with a double elimination during season 35 premiere week.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The season will run as a weekly series with an all-celebrity cast of 32 contestants, a step up from the show’s Japanese debut.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of contestants

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“Brawlers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brawlers. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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