Grappler — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground

a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈeɪstɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈaplə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈaplə/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈeɪstɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

grapple grapnel wrestler grappling iron grappling hook matman

Word Forms

wrestle	verb	combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force
grapple	verb	to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Greifer

Kämpfer, der versucht, seinen Gegner zu Boden zu werfen

🇫🇷French

grappin

combattant qui tente de jeter son adversaire au sol

🇪🇸Spanish

luchador

combatiente que intenta arrojar al oponente al suelo

🇵🇹Portuguese

lutador

combatente que tenta jogar o adversário no chão

🇷🇺Russian

борец

боец, пытающийся повалить противника на землю

India

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্র্যাপলার

যোদ্ধা যে প্রতিপক্ষকে মাটিতে নিক্ষেপ করার চেষ্টা করে

🇮🇳Tamil

கிராப்லர்

எதிரியை தரையில் வீச முயற்சிக்கும் போராளி

🇮🇳Telugu

గ్రాప్లర్

ప్రత్యర్థిని నేలమీద పడేయడానికి ప్రయత్నించే పోరాట యోధుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

कुरतडणारा

लढाऊ जो प्रतिस्पर्ध्याला जमिनीवर फेकण्याचा प्रयत्न करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

પકડનાર

લડાયક જે વિરોધીને જમીન પર ફેંકવાનો પ્રયાસ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ರಾಪ್ಲರ್

ಎದುರಾಳಿಯನ್ನು ನೆಲಕ್ಕೆ ಎಸೆಯಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸುವ ಹೋರಾಟಗಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗ്രാപ്ലർ

എതിരാളിയെ നിലത്തേക്ക് എറിയാൻ ശ്രമിക്കുന്ന പോരാളി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਕੜਾਉਣ ਵਾਲਾ

ਲੜਾਕੂ ਜੋ ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਨੂੰ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ 'ਤੇ ਸੁੱਟਣ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پکڑنے والا

جنگجو جو مخالف کو زمین پر پھینکنے کی کوشش کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

格斗者

试图将对手摔倒在地的战斗人员

🇯🇵Japanese

グラップラー

相手を地面に投げようとする戦闘員

🇰🇷Korean

그래플러

상대를 땅에 던져버리려는 전투원

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người vật lộn

chiến binh cố gắng ném đối thủ xuống đất

🇹🇭Thai

นักต่อสู้

นักสู้ที่พยายามจะโยนคู่ต่อสู้ลงบนพื้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

penggenggam

kombatan yang mencoba melemparkan lawan ke tanah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مصارع

المقاتل الذي يحاول رمي الخصم على الأرض

🇮🇷Persian

گریپلر

رزمنده ای که سعی می کند حریف را به زمین پرتاب کند

🇹🇷Turkish

yakalayıcı

Rakibini yere atmaya çalışan savaşçı

🇮🇱Hebrew

גרפלר

לוחם שמנסה לזרוק את היריב לקרקע

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