Definition

Noun: A person who struggles with difficulties or with great effort. This refers to someone who faces challenges and works hard to overcome them, often implying persistence despite hardship.

Usage

The word "struggler" is used to describe a person who is actively contending with difficulties. It often carries a tone of sympathy or respect for the person's effort. - It typically functions as the subject or object of a sentence. - It is a countable noun (e.g., a struggler, many strugglers).

Examples

• She was a struggler all her life, working two jobs to support her family.
• The program offers support for young strugglers trying to enter the job market.
• As a struggler in mathematics, he sought extra help after class.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used in a socio-economic context to describe someone striving for financial stability.
  • The novel portrays the city's invisible strugglers, those working tirelessly for a better life.
• It can be applied in academic, artistic, or athletic contexts to denote someone striving to improve or succeed against odds.
  • He was not a natural athlete but a determined struggler who made the team through sheer will.

Variants and Related Words

• Struggle (verb/noun): The core action or process from which "struggler" is derived.
  • Verb: They struggle to make ends meet.
  • Noun: The struggle for independence was long.
• Struggling (adjective/gerund): Describing the state of having difficulty.
  • Adjective: He comes from a struggling family business.

Synonyms

• Striver: A person who tries hard, especially to achieve something.
• Underdog: A competitor thought to have little chance of winning; often used more broadly for someone at a disadvantage.
• Battler: (Informal) A person who fights or struggles tenaciously.

Antonyms

• Natural: A person regarded as having an innate talent or effortless ability.
• High-flyer: A very successful person, especially in a career.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Fighting an uphill battle: This idiom describes a situation similar to that of a struggler, involving a difficult struggle against great odds.
  • As a single parent and a full-time student, she was fighting an uphill battle.

Noun

1. a person who struggles with difficulties or with great effort