streetfighters
Back-alley pugilists
Streetfighters are people who fight in unregulated, informal combat—typically on streets or in other public spaces rather than in sanctioned arenas.
The term suggests scrappy, practical fighting skills learned through experience rather than formal training: He grew up as a streetfighter in the Bronx.
Figuratively, a streetfighter is someone who uses aggressive, no-holds-barred tactics in business or politics: She's a streetfighter who doesn't back down from confrontation.
Fighting noisily in public
- grapplingClose-quarters combat technique
- punchingStriking with closed fist
- kickingStriking with foot
- sparringPractice combat training
bout · knockout · takedown · clinch · strike · block · counter · submission
Extremely violent or aggressive
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- ruthlessLacking any compassion
relentless · scrappy · gritty · tough · resourceful · cunning · quick-thinking · adaptable
Multi-round competitive event
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- rankedAssigned relative position
- contenderOne competing seriously
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
victory · defeat · title · matchup · arena · versus · leaderboard · bracket
Narrow urban passage
- backstreetMinor road, secondary
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- parking garageStructure for storing automobiles
- rooftopBuilding's top exterior surface
dockyard · warehouse · subway · neon · graffiti · chain-link fence · dumpster · streetlight
brawling
Fighting noisily in public
sparring · bout · knockout · takedown · clinch · strike · block · counter · submission · haymaker
ferocious
Extremely violent or aggressive
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
ruthless · relentless · scrappy · gritty · tough · resourceful · cunning · quick-thinking · adaptable · survivor
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
challenger · victory · defeat · title · matchup · arena · versus · leaderboard · bracket · finals
alleyway
Narrow urban passage
- backstreetMinor road, secondary
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- parking garageStructure for storing automobiles
rooftop · dockyard · warehouse · subway · neon · graffiti · chain-link fence · dumpster · streetlight · concrete
technique
Skilled way of performing
- footworkSkilled lower-limb movement
- timingArt of choosing moments
- reflexesAutomatic physical responses
agility · precision · stance · guard · feint · dodge · parry · combo · special move · power-up
arcade
Arched passageway or gaming hall
Chun-Li · Capcom · versus · continue · round · perfect · K.O. · health bar · stage · character select
- Motorcyclingmotorcycles, motorbikes, bikers, riding, helmets
- fightersboxer, boxers, wrestler, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson
streetfightersmartial artists
Combat discipline practitioners
fencers · prizefighters · boxers · wrestlers · judoka
streetfighterspacifists
Those opposing all warfare
peacemakers · mediators · diplomats · conscientious objectors · peaceniks
streetfighterspolice officers
Sworn law enforcers
law enforcement · soldiers · security guards · peacekeepers · military personnel