brawlers
Rowdy punch throwers
Brawlers is the plural of brawler—someone who engages in rough, physical fights, typically spontaneous and unrefined rather than organized combat.
The word suggests scrappy aggression: The bar was full of brawlers looking for trouble.
In gaming, brawlers often refers to fighting games or characters built for close-range combat.
Violent young troublemakers
- riotersViolent public disorder participants
- vandalsWillful property destroyers
- delinquentsYoung criminals or troublemakers
- gang membersMembers of organized criminal groups
thugs · goons · heavies · muscle · mob · rabble · instigators · agitators
Hand-to-hand combat
- meleeDisordered group skirmish
- scuffleBrief disorderly struggle
- tussleBrief physical struggle
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
fray · rumble · donnybrook · dust-up · punch-up · altercation · affray · fracas
Professional fist fighter
- boxerCombat sport competitor
- wrestlerOne who grapples opponents
- bruiserLarge, intimidating fighter
- scrapperPugnacious combatant
slugger · grappler · streetfighter · enforcer · thug · bouncer · hooligan · ruffian
Combat sport using fists
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
- kickboxingMartial art combining punches, leg strikes
- MMAHybrid combat sport
- bare-knuckleFighting without hand coverings
hockey · rugby · UFC · cage fighting · sparring · grappling · striking · clinching
Inclined to quarrel
- bellicoseInclined toward aggression
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
- truculentAggressively hostile disposition
- combativeInclined toward conflict
aggressive · confrontational · quarrelsome · scrappy · hot-headed · antagonistic · ferocious · fierce
hooligans
Violent young troublemakers
- riotersViolent public disorder participants
- vandalsWillful property destroyers
- delinquentsYoung criminals or troublemakers
gang members · thugs · goons · heavies · muscle · mob · rabble · instigators · agitators · rowdies
fisticuffs
Hand-to-hand combat
skirmish · fray · rumble · donnybrook · dust-up · punch-up · altercation · affray · fracas · free-for-all
pugilist
Professional fist fighter
scrapper · slugger · grappler · streetfighter · enforcer · thug · bouncer · hooligan · ruffian · roughneck
boxing
Combat sport using fists
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
- kickboxingMartial art combining punches, leg strikes
- MMAHybrid combat sport
bare-knuckle · hockey · rugby · UFC · cage fighting · sparring · grappling · striking · clinching · heavyweight
pugnacious
Inclined to quarrel
- bellicoseInclined toward aggression
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
- truculentAggressively hostile disposition
combative · aggressive · confrontational · quarrelsome · scrappy · hot-headed · antagonistic · ferocious · fierce · hostile
- fightersboxer, boxers, wrestler, Muhammad Ali, fighter
- tough guystough guys, tough guy, thug, thugs, enforcer
- party gamescharades, musical statues, musical chairs, truth or dare, spin the bottle
- Action Moviesaction movies, action films, action scenes, action stars, explosions
- Fighting GamesStreet Fighter, Tekken, Mortal Kombat, Sub-Zero, Raiden
- underdogsunderdog, underdogs, Cinderella, sleeper, dark horse
brawlerspeacemakers
Those who resolve conflicts
pacifists · conscientious objectors · diplomats · doves · appeasers
brawlerspacifists
Those opposing all warfare
shrinking violets · pushovers · milquetoasts · softies · wallflowers
brawlersmediators
Conflict resolution facilitators
peacemakers · arbitrators · conciliators · negotiators · referees