WRESTLER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground

Synonyms:

grappler; matman; wrestler

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

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

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

bantamweight (weighs 115-126 pounds)

featherweight (weighs 126-139 pounds)

flyweight (weighs no more than 115 pounds)

heavyweight (a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds)

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

lightweight (a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds)

middleweight (a wrestler who weighs 172-192 pounds)

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

welterweight (a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds)

Derivation:

wrestle (combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force)