Wrestler — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɛslɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɛslə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɛslə/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɛslɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

grappler 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

Ringer

Kämpfer, der versucht, seinen Gegner zu Boden zu werfen

🇫🇷French

lutteur

combattant qui tente de jeter son adversaire au sol

🇪🇸Spanish

luchador

combatiente que intenta arrojar al oponente al suelo

🇮🇹Italian

lottatore

combattente che tenta di gettare a terra l'avversario

🇳🇱Dutch

worstelaar

strijder die de tegenstander op de grond probeert te gooien

🇵🇹Portuguese

lutador

combatente que tenta jogar o adversário no chão

🇷🇺Russian

борец

боец, пытающийся повалить противника на землю

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पहलवान

वह योद्धा जो प्रतिद्वंद्वी को जमीन पर गिराने का प्रयास करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

কুস্তিগীর

যোদ্ধা যে প্রতিপক্ষকে মাটিতে নিক্ষেপ করার চেষ্টা করে

🇮🇳Tamil

மல்யுத்த வீரர்

எதிரியை தரையில் வீச முயற்சிக்கும் போராளி

🇮🇳Telugu

మల్లయోధుడు

ప్రత్యర్థిని నేలమీద పడేయడానికి ప్రయత్నించే పోరాట యోధుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

पैलवान

लढाऊ जो प्रतिस्पर्ध्याला जमिनीवर फेकण्याचा प्रयत्न करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

કુસ્તીબાજ

લડાયક જે વિરોધીને જમીન પર ફેંકવાનો પ્રયાસ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುಸ್ತಿಪಟು

ಎದುರಾಳಿಯನ್ನು ನೆಲಕ್ಕೆ ಎಸೆಯಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸುವ ಹೋರಾಟಗಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗുസ്തിക്കാരൻ

എതിരാളിയെ നിലത്തേക്ക് എറിയാൻ ശ്രമിക്കുന്ന പോരാളി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਹਿਲਵਾਨ

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

🇵🇰Urdu

پہلوان

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

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

摔跤手

试图将对手摔倒在地的战斗人员

🇯🇵Japanese

レスラー

相手を地面に投げようとする戦闘員

🇰🇷Korean

레슬링 선수

상대를 땅에 던져버리려는 전투원

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đô vật

chiến binh cố gắng ném đối thủ xuống đất

🇹🇭Thai

นักมวยปล้ำ

นักสู้ที่พยายามจะโยนคู่ต่อสู้ลงบนพื้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

pegulat

kombatan yang mencoba melemparkan lawan ke tanah

🇵🇭Filipino

mambubuno

manlalaban na sumusubok na ihagis ang kalaban sa lupa

🇲🇾Malay

ahli gusti

pejuang yang cuba melemparkan lawan ke tanah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مصارع

المقاتل الذي يحاول رمي الخصم على الأرض

🇮🇷Persian

کشتی گیر

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

🇹🇷Turkish

güreşçi

Rakibini yere atmaya çalışan savaşçı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִתאַבֵּק

לוחם שמנסה לזרוק את היריב לקרקע

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