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battler::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | belligerent, combatant, fighter, scrapper |
| Type of | individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul, person |
| Has types | gladiator, gouger, grappler, hell-kite, hell-rooster, master, matman, mauler, pugilist, skirmisher, street fighter, superior, swordsman, tough, victor, withstander, boxer, wrestler, brawler, butter, defender, fencer, gamecock |
| Derivation | battle |
Examples of battler
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Border was a real battler and Ashes cricket seemed to bring out the best in him.
From the sport.uk.msn.com
In equal proportion, its close cousin, the red drum, is three times the battler.
From the chron.com
He is a battler who does his best work by finding an angle to wall off a defender.
From the usatoday.com
The best quickie was nine-Test battler Dave Gilbert, whose wickets cost 36 apiece.
From the smh.com.au
The songs often discuss the hardscrabble life and struggles of the Aussie battler.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The Aussie battler scraps and fights for every single point and never gives an inch.
From the mirror.co.uk
Gary is a great battler and I am sure he will be part of our final run in.
From the expressandstar.com
He is a battler who is at his best finding an angle to wall off a defender.
From the usatoday.com
U.S. Navy Captain Archie Kuntze, 46, is a bemedaled battler and an able administrator.
From the time.com
- Combatant: someone who fights (or is fighting)
- Battler is a 2009 album from indie-rock artist Gregory Douglass. The first video from the record will be "Cathedrals," as stated on www.gregorydouglass.com
- "The Battler" is a short story written by Ernest Hemingway. It was included in the collection In Our Time (1925).
- Someone who's working very hard but is only just getting by
- A person who has worked hard all their lives without success
- Someone who struggles to get by, financially, against the odds
- A trainer, jockey or bookmaker who just manages to make a living from his full time involvement in horse racing.
- Someone that works hard for their money
- Someone working hard to make a living
