grappler
/ˈɡræp.lɚ/
noun
- A person who engages in a physical struggle or fight, especially in wrestling or martial arts.
- She trained as a grappler for years before entering her first competition.
- In mixed martial arts, a skilled grappler can control the fight on the ground.
- The experienced grappler easily pinned his opponent to the mat.
- A tool or device used for gripping or holding something firmly, such as a grappling hook or claw.
- The construction crew used a grappler to lift the heavy steel beams.
- The robot's grappler arm carefully picked up the fragile artifact.
- A grappler attached to the crane grabbed the debris and moved it to the truck.