Contains

• boxer

  Someone who fights with his fists for sport.

• grappler

  Combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground.

• fencer

  Someone skilled at fencing.

• master

  A combatant who is able to defeat rivals.

• gladiator

  (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging...

• gamecock

  Someone who is a very fierce fighter.

• brawler

  A fighter (especially one who participates in brawls).

• skirmisher

  Someone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting party).

• tough

  Someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport...

• butter

  A fighter who strikes the opponent with his head.

• defender

  A fighter who holds out against attack.

• mauler

  A fighter who batters the opponent; "Jack Dempsey was called a mauler".

• gouger

  An attacker who gouges out the antagonist's eye.