Definition of Brawler

1. Noun. A fighter (especially one who participates in brawls).

Generic synonyms: Battler, Belligerent, Combatant, Fighter, Scrapper
Derivative terms: Brawl

Definition of Brawler

1. n. One that brawls; wrangler.

Definition of Brawler

1. Noun. One who brawls, engages in noisy, unseemly fights. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Brawler

1. a fighter [n -S] - See also: fighter

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brawler

bravings
bravissimo
bravo
bravoed
bravoes
bravoing
bravos
bravura
bravuras
bravure
braw
brawer
brawest
brawl
brawled
brawler (current term)
brawlers
brawlie
brawlier
brawliest
brawling
brawlingly
brawlings
brawls
brawly
brawn
brawned
brawnedness
brawner
brawners

Literary usage of Brawler

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Homilies of S. John Chrysostom on the Epistles of St. Paul the Apostle by John Chrysostom, James Tweed (1843)
"... apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; one that ruleth well his own house, ..."

2. Defences to Crime: The Adjudged Cases on Defences to Crime by John Davison Lawson (1885)
"An Indictment Charging the Defendant with being a common slanderer and a common brawler IB not good. Mrs. Ann Royall was indicted first for being a common ..."

3. Letters Addressed to Caleb Strong ...: Showing, that Retaliation, Capital by Samuel Whelpley, Caleb Strong (1818)
"brawler? It surely will hot be contended that the Almighty fn» finitely wise Ruler has clothed our tribunals with a discretion* ary power to remit or retain ..."

4. Acquisition for the 21st Century: The F-22 Development Program by Michael D. Williams (1999)
"TAG brawler: This complex computer model predicts the outcomes of friendly versus enemy air ... brawler can model a single fighter against a single fighter, ..."

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