brawler
Example Sentences
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Opposition leader and Conservative Party head Pierre Poilievre, normally a relentless partisan brawler, has called it "well-crafted and eloquently delivered."
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
Known for her coalition-building skills, Bass is not, by nature, a public brawler.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025
That stifled voice might find comfort in watching Ritchson’s brawler get his bell rung and refuse to back down from the inevitable conflict that might break him.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2025
His ads cultivated an image of a legal brawler whose menacing presence on the screen could be used in a plaintiff’s favor.
From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2024
He was no brawler, except as he felt safe, and this young frontiersman was hardly the antagonist he would choose.
From Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West by Parrish, Randall
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.