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wrestler

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Other sports
wres·tler /ˈreslə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  DSOFIGHTsomeone who takes part in wrestling 摔跤运动员,摔跤手
Examples from the Corpus
wrestlerA civil rights campaigner dressed as a wrestler in a cape?Tallboy was confronted by a very tall man of considerable girth who looked like a retired all-in wrestler.But the real enforcers seem to be the fans, for whom the masked wrestlers are a major focus of fantasy.Hall was competing against Yuriy Melnichenko, the same wrestler he defeated in the 1995 World Championships.Earnhardt ignored safeguards that could have slowed his performance, just like some wrestlers.Yet one of the wrestlers is the all too human Jacob.Their fantasy helps when the kids start thinking the wrestlers are heroes and the wrestlers become something like real heroes.Brian Dixon's All-Star Wrestling stages 10 shows a week and has 150 full-time and 220 part-time wrestlers on its books.
wres·tler nounChineseSyllable
who Corpus someone part wrestling in takes


wrestler
wrestler /ˈreslə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
someone who takes part in wrestling


wrest·lerBrE /ˈreslə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈreslər/ 🔊 nouna person who takes part in the sport of wrestling 摔跤运动员