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skirmisher

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Synonyms of skirmisher

as in contender, challenger

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for skirmisher

challenger,
contender,
contestant

advocate,
codefendant,
defendant,
plaintiff,
pleader

fusser,
nitpicker,
pettifogger,
quibbler

arguer,
argufier,
bickerer,
brawler,
debater,
disputant,
disputer,
fighter,
quarreler
(or quarreller),
scrapper,
squabbler,
wrangler

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“Skirmisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirmisher. Accessed 6 May. 2021.

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