Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun grappler

2 senses of grappler

Sense 1
wrestler, grappler, matman -- (combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground)
       => combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper -- (someone who fights (or is fighting))

Sense 2
grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron -- (a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope)
       => tool -- (an implement used in the practice of a vocation)