battlers
People who contend
Battlers is the plural of battler, someone who struggles persistently against difficulties or opposition.
In Australian and New Zealand English, battler has particular resonance as a term for ordinary working-class people who work hard despite limited resources or advantages—the honest, unpretentious folks who keep at it without complaint.
The tax cuts were aimed at battlers, not the wealthy.
In gaming and entertainment contexts, battlers may simply refer to participants in battles or competitions.
People engaged in battle
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- gladiatorsAncient Roman combat entertainers
- boxersUnderwear or prizefighters
- pugilistsProfessional fist fighters
brawlers · champions · duelists · knights · mercenaries · commandos · veterans · troopers
Those still alive after
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- determinationFirmness of purpose
fortitude · endurance · steadfastness · toughness · stamina · indomitable · unyielding · unbreakable
Unlikely to succeed
- darkhorseUnlikely winner, previously unknown
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- disadvantagedLacking social or economic resources
- scrappyAggressively spirited despite odds
minnow · upstart · unfavored · overlooked · challenger · aspirant · hopeful · rookie
Those who excavate
- AussieInformal term for Australian
- working-classManual laborers as group
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- suburbanOf residential outskirts
everyday · salt-of-the-earth · knockabout · grassroots · honest · unpretentious
Suffering from difficult circumstances
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- challengeTest of ability
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- trialJudicial examination of claims
tribulation · ordeal · setback · fightback · comeback · defiance · resistance · opposition
warriors
People engaged in battle
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- gladiatorsAncient Roman combat entertainers
- boxersUnderwear or prizefighters
pugilists · brawlers · champions · duelists · knights · mercenaries · commandos · veterans · troopers · infantry
survivors
Those still alive after
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
determination · fortitude · endurance · steadfastness · toughness · stamina · indomitable · unyielding · unbreakable · hardy
longshot
Unlikely to succeed
- darkhorseUnlikely winner, previously unknown
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- disadvantagedLacking social or economic resources
scrappy · minnow · upstart · unfavored · overlooked · challenger · aspirant · hopeful · rookie · plucky
diggers
Those who excavate
- AussieInformal term for Australian
- working-classManual laborers as group
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
suburban · everyday · salt-of-the-earth · knockabout · grassroots · honest · unpretentious
hardship
Suffering from difficult circumstances
trial · tribulation · ordeal · setback · fightback · comeback · defiance · resistance · opposition · striving
- fightersboxer, boxers, wrestler, Muhammad Ali, fighter
- unfortunatesvictims, unfortunate, wretch, poor soul, lost soul
battlersquitters
People who stop persisting
defeatists · surrenderers · capitulators · cowards · dropouts
battlerssilver spoons
Precious metal cutlery
trust fund kids · fat cats · aristocrats · old money · toffs
battlerspeacemakers
Those who resolve conflicts
pacifists · yielders · appeasers · compromisers · accommodators
- uphill battleDifficult prolonged endeavor
- battle cryShout to rally fighters
- street battlesCombat in public thoroughfares
- battle scarsLasting marks from conflict
- pick your battlesFight only what matters
- battle axeHeavy bladed war weapon
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