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Antonyms for battler
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : bat-l |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæt l |
Definition of battler
Origin :- early 14c., "to fight," from French batailler (12c.), from bataille (see battle (n.)). Related: Battled; battling.
- As in warrior : noun person who fights in combat
- As in combatant : noun fighter
- As in contestant : noun competitor
- As in fighter : noun person engaged in hostile encounter
- He heard the Battler's seconds shout to their man to "tear into" him.
- Extract from : « Spring Street » by James H. Richardson
- The Battler feinted, swaying his body from side to side, and came at him.
- Extract from : « Spring Street » by James H. Richardson
- He felt the Battler's strength in that clinch and he realized it was more than his.
- Extract from : « Spring Street » by James H. Richardson
- His body reeled as the Battler pounded him, his head, his face, his back.
- Extract from : « Spring Street » by James H. Richardson
- He shot up his right and it pounded into the Battler's ribs.
- Extract from : « Spring Street » by James H. Richardson
- They carried him to his corner, the Battler on one side, the referee on the other.
- Extract from : « Spring Street » by James H. Richardson
- I, despite my birth and lineage, am a battler for the truth.
- Extract from : « The Arena » by Various
- The fellow with the canker at his heart is not the battler but the envious shirker who is too "proud" to risk a fall.
- Extract from : « If You Don't Write Fiction » by Charles Phelps Cushing
- The Battler moved his gloves in quick little circles and the noise from the crowd stopped.
- Extract from : « Spring Street » by James H. Richardson
- His fist struck only the air and the Battler, his lips drawn back, his eyes blazing, crashed into him.
- Extract from : « Spring Street » by James H. Richardson
Synonyms for battler
- adversary
- aggressor
- antagonist
- aspirant
- assailant
- attacker
- battler
- belligerent
- boxer
- brawler
- bruiser
- bully
- candidate
- challenger
- champion
- combatant
- competitor
- conscript
- contender
- contestant
- contester
- dark horse
- disputant
- duelist
- enemy
- enlisted person
- entrant
- favorite
- fighter
- fighting person
- foe
- GI
- gladiator
- heavy
- hero
- hopeful
- jouster
- member
- mercenary
- militant
- opponent
- participant
- person-at-arms
- player
- pugilist
- punching bag
- rival
- scrapper
- serviceman
- serviceperson
- slugger
- soldier
- tanker
- team member
- trooper
- warlord
- warrior
- wildcat
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