Synonyms of the word

grappler

• n. One who grapples.
• n. A wrestler; one who fights by wrestling.

battler

• n. One who wages battle against an enemy; a soldier; a general.
• n. (Australia, dated) An itinerant worker or unemployed person.
• n. One who who works hard in the face of adversity.
• n. Alternative form of batteler.

belligerent

• adj. Engaged in warfare, warring.
• adj. Eager to go to war, warlike.
• adj. Of or pertaining to war.
• adj. (By extension) Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.
• adj. Acting violently towards others.
• adj. uncooperative.
• n. A state or other armed participant in warfare.

combatant

• n. An armed fighter.
• adj. Contending; disposed to contend.

fighter

• n. A person who fights; a combatant.
• n. A warrior; fighting soldier.
• n. A pugnacious, competitive person.
• n. (eulogistic) A person with a strong determination to resist protracted or severe adversity, especially…
• n. A class of fixed-wing aircraft whose primary purpose is that of shooting down other aircraft. Some of…
• n. A boxer or participant in any martial art.
• n. (colloquial) A firefighter.
• n. (video games) A game with a focus on physical combat.

grapnel

• n. (nautical) A small anchor, having more than two flukes, used for anchoring a small vessel.
• n. (nautical) A grappling iron.

grapple

• v. (transitive) To seize something and hold it firmly.
• v. (transitive, figuratively) Normally used with with: to ponder and intensely evaluate a problem.
• v. (transitive) To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly.
• v. (intransitive) To use a grapple.
• v. (intransitive) To wrestle or tussle.
• n. A tool with claws or hooks which is used to catch or hold something.
• n. A close hand-to-hand struggle.
• n. (uncountable) The act of grappling.

scrapper

• n. A person who disposes of scraps.
• n. A person who fights doggedly, who exhibits indomitable will.

tool

• n. A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
• n. Equipment used in a profession, e.g., tools of the trade.
• n. Something to perform an operation; an instrument; a means.
• n. (computing) A piece of software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operations.
• n. A person or group which is used or controlled, usually unwittingly, by another person or group.
• n. (slang) Penis.
• n. (by extension, slang, pejorative) An obnoxious or uptight person.
• v. (transitive) To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.
• v. (transitive) To equip with tools.
• v. (transitive) To work very hard.
• v. (transitive, slang) To put down another person (possibly in a subtle, hidden way), and in that way to…
• v. (transitive, volleyball) To intentionally attack the ball so that it deflects off a blocker out of bounds.
• v. (transitive, Britain, slang, dated) To drive (a coach, etc.).
• v. (intransitive, slang) To travel in a vehicle; to ride or drive.

wrestler

• n. (wrestling) A person who wrestles.