battler

bat·tle  (btl)

n.

1.

a. An encounter between opposing forces: an important battle in the Pacific campaign.

b. Armed fighting; combat: wounded in battle.

2. A match between two combatants: trial by battle.

3.

a. A protracted controversy or struggle: won the battle of the budget.

b. An intense competition: a battle of wits.

v. bat·tled, bat·tling, bat·tles

v.intr.

To engage in or as if in battle.

v.tr.

To fight against: battled the enemy; battled cancer.

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[Middle English batel, from Old French bataille, from Vulgar Latin *battlia, from Late Latin battulia, fighting and fencing exercises, from Latin battuere, to beat.]

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battler n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

battler - someone who fights (or is fighting) belligerent, combatant, fighter, scrapper individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" defender, withstander - a fighter who holds out against attack boxer, pugilist - someone who fights with his fists for sport brawler - a fighter (especially one who participates in brawls) butter - a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head fencer, swordsman - someone skilled at fencing gladiator - (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat gouger - an attacker who gouges out the antagonist's eye hell-kite, hell-rooster, gamecock - someone who is a very fierce fighter mauler - a fighter who batters the opponent; "Jack Dempsey was called a mauler" skirmisher - someone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting party) tough, street fighter - someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing victor, master, superior - a combatant who is able to defeat rivals grappler, matman, wrestler - combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground