grappler

A noun referring to a person who engages in close combat by attempting to throw an opponent to the ground, or a tool with multiple hooks used for grasping and holding, often attached to a rope.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa a una persona que lucha en combate cuerpo a cuerpo intentando derribar al oponente, o a un instrumento con varios ganchos para agarrar y sujetar algo, a menudo fijado a una cuerda.

1. Wrestler or fighter B2 formal

   A person who engages in combat, especially by seizing and trying to throw their opponent to the ground, as in wrestling or martial arts.

   • The grappler pinned his opponent to the mat in seconds.
   • Skilled grapplers often have an advantage in mixed martial arts.
   • She trained as a grappler for years before competing nationally.
   • In judo, a grappler uses leverage to throw the opponent.

   🇪🇸luchador de agarre

   Sinónimos: brawlercombatantfightermatmanwrestler

2. Grappling hook B2 formal

   A device with multiple hooks attached to a rope, designed to be thrown to catch hold of something, such as a ship's rigging or a wall.

   • The sailor threw the grappler over the side to secure the boat.
   • Explorers used a grappler to climb the ancient cliff face.
   • A grappler with four hooks was attached to the winch.
   • They retrieved the sunken crate using a heavy-duty grappler.

   🇪🇸Garfio de abordaje

   Sinónimos: grapnelgrappling hookgrappling iron

• grapplers plural form
• grapplers' possessive plural form
• grappler's possessive singular form