Definition

Noun: 1. A person who grapples; specifically, a wrestler: A combatant who engages in close fighting, attempting to seize, hold, or throw an opponent to the ground. 2. A tool or device used for grasping and holding: A mechanical implement, often featuring hooks or claws, designed to seize, secure, or manipulate objects, frequently used in conjunction with a rope or cable.

Examples

• Noun (Person):
  • The grappler used his strength and technique to pin his opponent.
  • In mixed martial arts, a skilled grappler can control the fight on the ground.
• Noun (Tool):
  • The salvage crew used a grappler attached to a crane to lift the sunken car from the river.
  • He threw the grappler over the wall to secure the rope for climbing.

Advanced Usage

• "To be a skilled grappler": This phrase emphasizes technical proficiency in wrestling or close-quarters combat, beyond mere physical strength.
  • Despite his smaller size, he is a very skilled grappler.

Variants and Related Words

• Grapple (verb): To engage in a close struggle or fight; to wrestle. To seize or hold with an implement.
  • The firefighters grappled with the blaze for hours.
  • The ship used a cable to grapple the buoy.
• Grappling (noun/gerund): The act or technique of wrestling or seizing.
  • Grappling is a fundamental aspect of jiu-jitsu.

Synonyms

• For the person: Wrestler, fighter, combatant.
• For the tool: Grabber, hook, claw, gripper.

Related Phrases

• Grappling hook: A specific type of grappler tool with multiple hooks, designed to catch on a surface.
  • The pirate threw the grappling hook onto the deck of the other ship.

Noun

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