brawler

as in fighter
a person who takes part in a dispute every couple has marital problems, but those two are heavyweight brawlers in a seriously dysfunctional relationship

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Noun
  • Elvis Rodriguez Results The co-main event saw the two 140-pound fighters clash in a competitive scrap.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Now, residents of Gaza and the West Bank are at the mercy of Israeli military operations in which fighters and civilians are being slain at staggering rates.
    Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The judge’s opinion would identify the grounds for an acquittal or for holding the defendants’ liable.
    Andrea Tinianow, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Critics have long accused Saudi courts of relying on confessions extracted under torture and of denying defendants access to legal representation, in addition to carrying out capital punishment on minors and political dissidents.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Damages are expected to top $5 million, according to the complaint, and affect more than 100 other potential plaintiffs.
    Austin Meek, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The plaintiffs are due to respond by Monday to the privilege assertion.
    Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Howard Lutnick Secretary of commerce Net worth: $3.2 billion Source of wealth: Finance The Wall Street scrapper became a face of American resilience in the wake of 9/11, rebuilding his now 14,000-person team after losing more than 650 employees at Cantor Fitzgerald’s World Trade Center offices.
    Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • That's a significant concern for the 36-year-old scrapper heading into UFC 313.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The audience and actor are like disputants kept in different rooms, forbidden to see each other fully.
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • However, if the harassment or dispute is simply two neighbors being un-neighborly toward each other, the HOA’s best response may be to offer a volunteer board member to meet with the disputants to try to host a discussion between them.
    Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Brawler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brawler. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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