wrestler

/'reslə/

Thân thiện

A wrestler pins his opponent on the mat.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who participates in the sport of wrestling: A wrestler is an athlete who competes in wrestling, a combat sport involving grappling techniques such as throws, takedowns, and holds.
   • A combatant who tries to throw an opponent to the ground: This defines the core objective of a wrestler in a match.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The wrestler trained for hours every day to improve his strength and technique.
  • In the final match, the experienced wrestler defeated his younger opponent.

Advanced Usage

• "Professional wrestler": An athlete who performs in choreographed matches for entertainment, as distinct from amateur or Olympic wrestling.
  • The crowd cheered loudly for their favorite professional wrestler.

Variants and Related Words

• Wrestle (verb): To engage in the sport or act of wrestling.
  • The two siblings would often wrestle on the living room floor.
• Wrestling (noun): The sport or activity itself.
  • He has been involved in wrestling since high school.

Synonyms

• Grappler: A person who grapples or wrestles.
• Matman: An informal term for a wrestler, referring to the mat on which they compete.

Related Phrases

• "To wrestle with" (phrasal verb): To struggle with a difficult problem or decision (figurative use).
  • She wrestled with the complex math equation for hours.

Học thuật

Noun

1. combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground

Từ đồng nghĩa

• grappler
• matman