mauler

maul  (môl) n. 1. also mall (môl) a. A heavy, long-handled hammer used especially to drive stakes, piles, or wedges. b. A heavy hammer having a wedge-shaped head and used for splitting logs. 2. Sports a. A play in Rugby in which a mass of players gathers around a ball carrier being tackled and attempts to gain possession of the ball when it is released. b. The mass of players during such a play. tr.v. mauled also malled, maul·ing also mall·ing, mauls also malls 1. To injure by or as if by beating: The boxer mauled the other fighter. The critics mauled the novelist's first effort. See Synonyms at batter1. 2. To handle roughly: The package was mauled by the careless messenger. 3. To split (wood) with a maul and wedge. [Middle English malle, from Old French mail, from Latin malleus; see mel- in Indo-European roots.] mauler n.

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mauler - a fighter who batters the opponent; "Jack Dempsey was called a mauler" battler, belligerent, combatant, fighter, scrapper - someone who fights (or is fighting)