brawler
Americannoun
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a person who fights angrily, noisily, and roughly, often under the influence of alcohol.
He was a scrapper and brawler, a drunk and a bully, often hauled before the justices for punching someone.
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a contentious or argumentative person.
No doubt about it—this congressman is a brawler, but it appears he’s all bark and no bite.
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a practitioner of a style of boxing characterized by very powerful punches with little variety of technique or skilled footwork.
Most brawlers tend to walk into range with no jabs or setups and very little head movement.
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any computer game of a genre that features hand-to-hand combat, often focused on a hero who is greatly outnumbered.
Join your favorite anime heroes for an epic fight to the finish in this old-school brawler.
Etymology
Origin of brawler
Example Sentences
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He has been labelled as a brawler throughout his career but proved he has a lot more to offer in sealing this win.
From BBC
Known for her coalition-building skills, Bass is not, by nature, a public brawler.
From Los Angeles Times
Garcia’s rapid rise in Congress shows he’s not just a brawler, but one with finesse.
From Los Angeles Times
Mayor Karen Bass, not known as a public brawler until recently, is ducking punches and throwing her own jabs and uppercuts.
From Los Angeles Times
That stifled voice might find comfort in watching Ritchson’s brawler get his bell rung and refuse to back down from the inevitable conflict that might break him.
From Salon
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