battler
battler · battlers
Kämpfer, Soldat
One who wages battle against an enemyOne who wages battle against an enemy; a soldier; a general.
/ˈbæt.lə(ɹ)/
» Four years later it was stormed by the Aragonese, King Alfonso the Battler being the third to enter the fortress.
Meaning
3 sensesOne who wages battle against an enemy; a soldier; a general.
Kämpfer, Soldat
(Australia, dated)An itinerant worker or unemployed person.
One who works hard in the face of adversity.
More definitions
- someone who fights (or is fighting)
Examples
1 sentencesFour years later it was stormed by the Aragonese, King Alfonso the Battler being the third to enter the fortress.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
One who battles against an enemy:
Origin
From Middle English batailloure, from Old French batailleor; equivalent to battle + -er.From Middle English batailloure, from Old French batailleor; equivalent to battle + -er.
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Forms
plural: battlersSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- someone who fights (or is fighting):combatantbelligerentfighterscrapper
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedbattle