Meanings
noungrappler (plural grapplers)
plural grapplers
- One who grapples.
They were cheerful optimists; indomitable grapplers with forest and flood, who did almost incredible things with ax and saw and giant-powder.
1912, Harold Bindloss, Vane of the Timberlands, page 19
Synonyms & antonyms
nouncombatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground
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Broader
nouna tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
grappler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grappler
MLA
“grappler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grappler. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grappler,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grappler.
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