wrestle
verb (used without object)
to engage in wrestling.
wrestler
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a word derived from
wrestle.
Example Sentences
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The women roped in two others to complete the team, firefighter Lauren Kerr-McGregor and powerlifter and pro wrestler Kara Weir.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Could a Greco-Roman wrestler take down a boxer?
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026
He was a wrestler and a theater kid, playing the leading man in a high-school production of “My Fair Lady.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
There’s also a reporter named Clarence Thomas Jr., an ex-country music star with a White House job, and the titular pro wrestler, who might have paranormal powers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
He took a few sidesteps, like one wrestler circling another, except that he was thirty feet away; the maneuver was ridiculous.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
