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GRAPPLER

English dictionary: Word overview

GRAPPLER (noun)
  The noun GRAPPLER has 2 senses:

1. combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground
2. a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope

  Familiarity information: GRAPPLER used as a noun is rare.


English dictionary: Word details


GRAPPLER (noun)


Sense 1grappler [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

Combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

grappler; matman; wrestler

Hypernyms ("grappler" is a kind of...):

battler; belligerent; combatant; fighter; scrapper (someone who fights (or is fighting))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "grappler"):

sumo wrestler (a wrestler who participates in sumo (a Japanese form of wrestling))

middleweight (a wrestler who weighs 172-192 pounds)

lightweight (a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds)

light heavyweight (a wrestler who weighs 192-214 pounds)

heavyweight (a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds)

flyweight (weighs no more than 115 pounds)

featherweight (weighs 126-139 pounds)

bantamweight (weighs 115-126 pounds)

welterweight (a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds)


Sense 2grappler [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

A tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

grapnel; grapple; grappling hook; grappling iron; grappler

Hypernyms ("grappler" is a kind of...):

tool (an implement used in the practice of a vocation)

Meronyms (parts of "grappler"):

claw; hook (a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "grappler"):

crampon; crampoon (a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects)


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