"grappler" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: grapplers [plural]
Etymology: grapple + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|grapple|er|id2=agent noun}} grapple + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} grappler (plural grapplers)
  1. One who grapples.
    Sense id: en-grappler-en-noun-LMOehbWQ
  2. A wrestler; one who fights by wrestling. Categories (topical): Athletes, People, Wrestling
    Sense id: en-grappler-en-noun-FGHLyRc8 Disambiguation of Athletes: 36 64 Disambiguation of People: 41 59 Disambiguation of Wrestling: 11 89 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 25 75 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 28 72

Inflected forms

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