Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grappler

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: grap-pler
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who grapples.

noun

A wrestler; one who fights by wrestling.

Example Sentences

"They were cheerful optimists; indomitable grapplers with forest and flood, who did almost incredible things with ax and saw and giant-powder."

Etymology

From grapple + -er.

Inflected Forms

grapplers (plural)

Synonyms

grapnel grapple grappling hook grappling iron wrestler

Questions

What does grappler mean?: One who grapples.
Where does grappler come from?: From grapple + -er.

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