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Meanings of battler in English

Portuguese
lutadora
Catalan
lluitador
Spanish
guerrero

Someone who fights (or is fighting)

        lutadora
        Usage of battler in English
        1
        Just a platform for Hanson to look sad and present herself a 'battler'.
        News.com.au
        2
        Sydney gave the Saints eventual 1997 Grand Final battler Robbie Neill.
        The Guardian
        3
        It's a blow to Roy but he's a battler and he'll be back.
        The Irish Times
        4
        Saturday night's victory, for example, could easily be cast as a victory for the battler.
        The Guardian
        5
        Helen's been a battler for women's pay and employment equity through legislative and social change.
        Radio NZ
        6
        The battler spirit triumphs again, but for how long?
        News.com.au
        7
        As the watchman neared, I approached my fellow-battler, and held his shoulders to steady him.
        A conspiracy of paper: a novel
        8
        The undistinguished battler who never captured the nation's heart.
        The Guardian
        9
        A big man, burly and balding, Lord Strong enjoyed a formidable reputation as a battler.
        Rogues
        10
        But as I say, literary fights are actually great fun and he was a good battler.
        The Guardian
        11
        So far it seems the little Aussie battler isn't going to roll over without a fight.
        News.com.au
        12
        Toovey has always been a fighter, a battler.
        The Guardian
        13
        He is a battler, up for the fray, gets stuck in, batting's David taking on Goliath.
        The Irish Times
        14
        Here is the reason why some people saw Nigel Farage as a principled battler against self-serving plutocrats.
        The Guardian
        15
        His comments echo John Howard's warning that scorn for Hanson would increase her "battler appeal".
        The Guardian
        16
        Being a politician is not your average "battler" job.
        News.com.au
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