NOUN | person | wrestler, grappler, matman | combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground |
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Sounds | reh'sahler; reh'sler | |
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Rhymes | alveolar ... Ziegler: 240 rhymes with ler... |
Meaning | combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground. | |
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Synonyms | grappler, matman | |
Narrower | bantamweight | weighs 115-126 pounds |
featherweight | weighs 126-139 pounds | |
flyweight | weighs no more than 115 pounds | |
heavyweight | A wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds | |
light heavyweight | A wrestler who weighs 192-214 pounds | |
lightweight | A wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds | |
middleweight | A wrestler who weighs 172-192 pounds | |
sumo wrestler | A wrestler who participates in sumo (a Japanese form of wrestling) | |
welterweight | A wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds | |
Broader | combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper | someone who fights (or is fighting) |
Spanish | luchador, matman | |
Catalan | lluitador | |
Verbs | wrestle | combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force |
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