wrestler
- a word derived from wrestle.
Example Sentences
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My friends and I would rush home to find out if a sumo wrestler could beat a judo or kung fu master.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026
“Lincoln was a feared wrestler who competed in hundreds of matches,” one such video proclaims.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 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
Gibb, a former professional wrestler under the name “Don Gibb,” succumbed to “health complications,” according to his son.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
He wasn’t tall, but he had the beefy figure of a wrestler.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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