battlers

noun

plural of battler
as in fighters

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  1. fighters
  2. scrappers
  3. hustlers
Noun
  • Israel's domestic intelligence agency, Shin Bet, was alerted to the fact that Israeli SIM cards that had been distributed to Hamas fighters were activated — a sign of their imminent intention to cross into Israel.
    — Dov Lieber, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The war killed more than 150,000 people, including fighters and civilians, and created one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of fighters
Noun
  • But Everton, during that period, were little more than relegation scrappers, thanks to two significant points deductions in Dyche’s two seasons at the club.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Definition of scrappers
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  • Part of the appeal comes down to the versatility of the blank slate, but an outsized amount of credit has to go to the community of hustlers in New York City.
    — Olivia Cigliano, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • As Young summed it up all those years ago — for players and hustlers, tonight’s the night.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of hustlers
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