BATTLER Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

battler

noun

Definition of battler

as in scrapper

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Recent Examples of battler The breakout battler Alex Freeman has arguably been the breakout player of the whole tournament. — Charlie Davies, New York Times, 27 June 2026 The second reason is that these aura battler designs were very complex and full of curves as well as weird angles. — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for battler

Noun

Willis is a clear scrapper who can really move.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
Bastian Schweinsteiger — winger in 2006, classy playmaker in 2010 and midfield scrapper in the final here — returned to full fitness midway through the tournament and also played a key role.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2026

Definition of scrapper

Noun

Popular and literary myth tells that when martyrs die on the soil, the earth receiving their blood will give forth new fighters, thus the roses scattered on the cracking mud.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Well, Kaatri is a fighter and the warlock at the heart of this story.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of fighter

Noun

There are also still hustlers sitting at the movies with cameras.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Carlyle pitched itself as a local hero in contrast to New York hustlers and greenmailers, replacing its backing from Drexel Burnham’s junk-bond king, Michael Milken, with money from blue-chip names like the Mellon family.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026