Synonyms for battlers
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : bat-l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæt l |
Top 10 synonyms for battlers Other synonyms for the word battlers
- aggressor
- battler
- belligerent
- brawler
- bruiser
- bully
- combatant
- competitor
- conscript
- contender
- contestant
- contester
- dark horse
- disputant
- duelist
- 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
Définition of battlers
Origin :- c.1300, from Old French bataille "battle, single combat," also "inner turmoil, harsh circumstances; army, body of soldiers," from Late Latin battualia "exercise of soldiers and gladiators in fighting and fencing," from Latin battuere "to beat, to strike" (see batter (v.)). Phrase battle royal "fight involving several combatants" is from 1670s.
- 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
- We're only 'battlers', me and my mate, pickin' up crumbs by the wayside.
- Extract from : « Over the Sliprails » by Henry Lawson
- Thine the generations of might,—the strivers, the battlers,—the men who make Nature tame!
- Extract from : « Two Years in the French West Indies » by Lafcadio Hearn
- Willard rescued the lamp just before the table went over on top of the battlers, showering them with books and papers.
- Extract from : « Left Half Harmon » by Ralph Henry Barbour
- Broken Tooth swam well in the lead, with his older workers and battlers behind him.
- Extract from : « Kazan » by James Oliver Curwood
- The ‘battlers’ were speeding up a bit, but there was not even a smudge of smoke on the horizon to hint of Huns.
- Extract from : « Sea-Hounds » by Lewis R. Freeman
- Next instant she was on her feet and racing to camp ready to serve hot coffee and sourdough pancakes to the battlers of the night.
- Extract from : « A Ticket to Adventure » by Roy J. Snell
- The men had ceased yelling, and the circle silently swayed back and forth to give the battlers room.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
Antonyms for battlers
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