wrestlern.

Brit.

/ˈrɛslə/,

/ˈrɛsl̩ə/, U.S.

/ˈrɛs(ə)lər/

Forms: α. Old English wræstlere, Middle English wrestlere, Middle English wrestelare, wresteler, Middle English– wrestler, 1500s wreastler. β. Middle English wrastlare, Middle English wrast(e)lere, Middle English wrasteler, wrastyller, 1500s wrastlear, wrastleer, 1500s–1600s, Scottish and dialect1800s wrastler, 1800s dialect wrossler, 1900s– U.S. rassler, wrassler. γ. Middle English wristeler(e, Middle English wristilere, 1800s dialect russ(e)ler.

Etymology: Old English wrǽstlere , agent-noun < *wrǽstlian wrestle v. + -er suffix¹. Compare older Flemish worsteler, Dutch worstelaar.

1. One who wrestles; esp. one who practises or is skilled in the art of wrestling, as an athlete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > wrestling > [noun] > wrestler

wrestlerc1050

athlete1585

palaestrian1599

warsler1820

matman1923

chanty wrastler1954

c1050 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 431 Luctatur [sic], wræstlere.

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 205 Þe ȝeope wrestlere Nimeð ȝeme hwat turn his fere ne cunne naut þet he wið wrestleð.

1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Pref. Ep. vii. (1850) 70/1 Abacuc, a strong wristeler [a1425 L.V. wrastelere] and a sharp, stondith vpon his waard.

1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. II. 383 Minotaurus was a grete man and huge,..and a wiȝt wrastlere.

c1450 Mirk's Festial i. 94 By Iacob ys vndyrstond a wrasteler.

1497 J. Alcock Mons Perfeccionis (de Worde) C iij 14 A wresteler..intendeth to haue y^e vyctory of hym y^t he wrestled w^t.

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes Table Diogenes mocked a wrastlear.

1579 W. Wilkinson Confut. Familye of Loue sig. B ij^v One listed to see wrestlers bestirre them in their play.

1615–6 J. Boys Wks. (1622) 190 Runners and wrastlers contend for a crowne that shall perish.

a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) II. 444 He embraces him and..lifts him above Ground, as Wrestlers do, to throw him down again.

1711 E. Budgell Spectator No. 161. ⁋3 She was over~looking a Ring of Wrestlers.

1785 London Chron. Mar. 262/3 He was celebrated as a prize fighter, a wrestler, and a cricketer.

1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 44 When wrestlers join to tug each other down.

1879 W. E. Gladstone Gleanings Past Years II. vii. 351 As a Cumbrian wrestler struggles..to get a good grip of his antagonist.

1900 F. P. Dunne Mr. Dooley's Philos. 207 He was a gr-reat rassler an' whin he had a full Nelson on th' foolish man that wint again him, he used to say, ‘Dear me, am I breakin' ye'er neck, I hope so.’

1901 N. Lloyd Chronic Loafer vi I was the best wrastler in the walley.

1941 J. Thurber in Sat. Evening Post 5 Apr. 10/3 ‘Wrasslers,’ says Magrew, cold-like, ‘that's what I've got for a ball club, Mr. Du Monville, wrasslers—and not very good wrasslers at that.’

figurative.1681 J. Flavell Method of Grace xvii. 317 The Prayers of Mr. Knox..were mighty wrestlers with God.1721 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 596 He is..a great favourite, and mighty wrestler in prayer.1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision III. xii. 52 The hallow'd wrestler [St. Dominic], gentle to his own, And to his enemies terrible.

2. figurative. One who strives or contends with difficulties, against adverse conditions, etc.

ΘΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > one who endeavours or attempts > one who strives or struggles

wrestlera1340

struggler1554

striver1555

scrambler1687

grappler1865

battler1898

a1340 R. Rolle Psalter xiii. 11 For iacob is als mykill at say as wrestlere or supplantere of syn.

a1340 R. Rolle Cant. 514 Iacob,..þat is, wristilere agayns vicys.

c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 114 In hem þat ben with passions bisi wrastlers.

1577 M. Hanmer tr. Bp. Eusebius in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. To Rdr. sig. *v^v The valiant wrastlers, and inuincible champions of Christ Iesu.

1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes II. vii. 205 He shall see in those young things..little wrestlers with him for his daily bread.

1873 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life ii. iv. 72 Experienced wrestlers with fate and fortune.

1964 N. Mailer in Esquire Nov. 170/4 He was just another hog-wrassler of rhetoric.

3. Western U.S. One who throws cattle for the purpose of branding.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > [noun] > branding or marking > one who throws animal

wrestler1888

1888 T. Roosevelt in Cent. Mag. Apr. 861/2 The calf-wrestlers, grimy with blood, dust, and sweat, work like beavers.

Compounds

C1. wrestler-like.

1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits xv. §5. 329 He will prooue faire, fat, ful of bloud, & b[l]ockish; which habit Hippocrates called Wrastler-like.

1616 G. Chapman tr. Musaeus Divine Poem G 6 Notus and Boreas wrastler like imbrace.

C2.

wrestler frog n. the South American ‘wrestling’ frog, Rana luctator.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > amphibians > order Anura or Salienta (frogs and toads) > [noun] > types of frog or toad > suborder Diplasiocoela > family Ranidae (common frogs) > member of genus Rana

shad-frog1791

thirsty frog1802

wrestler frog1892

Goliath1931

1892 W. H. Hudson Naturalist in La Plata iv. 77 Plate Wrestler frog.

1892 W. H. Hudson Naturalist in La Plata iv. 76 The frog,..catching two of my fingers round with its fore legs, administered a hug.]

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wrestler
释义	wrestlern. Brit. /ˈrɛslə/, /ˈrɛsl̩ə/, U.S. /ˈrɛs(ə)lər/ Forms: α. Old English wræstlere, Middle English wrestlere, Middle English wrestelare, wresteler, Middle English– wrestler, 1500s wreastler. β. Middle English wrastlare, Middle English wrast(e)lere, Middle English wrasteler, wrastyller, 1500s wrastlear, wrastleer, 1500s–1600s, Scottish and dialect1800s wrastler, 1800s dialect wrossler, 1900s– U.S. rassler, wrassler. γ. Middle English wristeler(e, Middle English wristilere, 1800s dialect russ(e)ler. Etymology: Old English wrǽstlere , agent-noun < wrǽstlian wrestle v. + -er suffix¹. Compare older Flemish worsteler, Dutch worstelaar. 1. One who wrestles; esp. one who practises or is skilled in the art of wrestling, as an athlete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > wrestling > [noun] > wrestler wrestlerc1050 athlete1585 palaestrian1599 warsler1820 matman1923 chanty wrastler1954 c1050 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab.* (1884) I. 431 Luctatur [sic], wræstlere. ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 205 Þe ȝeope wrestlere Nimeð ȝeme hwat turn his fere ne cunne naut þet he wið wrestleð. 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Pref. Ep. vii. (1850) 70/1 Abacuc, a strong wristeler [a1425 L.V. wrastelere] and a sharp, stondith vpon his waard. 1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. II. 383 Minotaurus was a grete man and huge,..and a wiȝt wrastlere. c1450 Mirk's Festial i. 94 By Iacob ys vndyrstond a wrasteler. 1497 J. Alcock Mons Perfeccionis (de Worde) C iij 14 A wresteler..intendeth to haue y^e vyctory of hym y^t he wrestled w^t. 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes Table Diogenes mocked a wrastlear. 1579 W. Wilkinson Confut. Familye of Loue sig. B ij^v One listed to see wrestlers bestirre them in their play. 1615–6 J. Boys Wks. (1622) 190 Runners and wrastlers contend for a crowne that shall perish. a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) II. 444 He embraces him and..lifts him above Ground, as Wrestlers do, to throw him down again. 1711 E. Budgell Spectator No. 161. ⁋3 She was over~looking a Ring of Wrestlers. 1785 London Chron. Mar. 262/3 He was celebrated as a prize fighter, a wrestler, and a cricketer. 1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 44 When wrestlers join to tug each other down. 1879 W. E. Gladstone Gleanings Past Years II. vii. 351 As a Cumbrian wrestler struggles..to get a good grip of his antagonist. 1900 F. P. Dunne Mr. Dooley's Philos. 207 He was a gr-reat rassler an' whin he had a full Nelson on th' foolish man that wint again him, he used to say, ‘Dear me, am I breakin' ye'er neck, I hope so.’ 1901 N. Lloyd Chronic Loafer vi I was the best wrastler in the walley. 1941 J. Thurber in Sat. Evening Post 5 Apr. 10/3 ‘Wrasslers,’ says Magrew, cold-like, ‘that's what I've got for a ball club, Mr. Du Monville, wrasslers—and not very good wrasslers at that.’ figurative.1681 J. Flavell Method of Grace xvii. 317 The Prayers of Mr. Knox..were mighty wrestlers with God.1721 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 596 He is..a great favourite, and mighty wrestler in prayer.1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision III. xii. 52 The hallow'd wrestler [St. Dominic], gentle to his own, And to his enemies terrible. 2. figurative. One who strives or contends with difficulties, against adverse conditions, etc. ΘΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > one who endeavours or attempts > one who strives or struggles wrestlera1340 struggler1554 striver1555 scrambler1687 grappler1865 battler1898 a1340 R. Rolle Psalter xiii. 11 For iacob is als mykill at say as wrestlere or supplantere of syn. a1340 R. Rolle Cant. 514 Iacob,..þat is, wristilere agayns vicys. c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 114 In hem þat ben with passions bisi wrastlers. 1577 M. Hanmer tr. Bp. Eusebius in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. To Rdr. sig. v^v The valiant wrastlers, and inuincible champions of Christ Iesu. 1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes* II. vii. 205 He shall see in those young things..little wrestlers with him for his daily bread. 1873 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life ii. iv. 72 Experienced wrestlers with fate and fortune. 1964 N. Mailer in Esquire Nov. 170/4 He was just another hog-wrassler of rhetoric. 3. Western U.S. One who throws cattle for the purpose of branding. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > [noun] > branding or marking > one who throws animal wrestler1888 1888 T. Roosevelt in Cent. Mag. Apr. 861/2 The calf-wrestlers, grimy with blood, dust, and sweat, work like beavers. Compounds C1. wrestler-like. Π 1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits xv. §5. 329 He will prooue faire, fat, ful of bloud, & b[l]ockish; which habit Hippocrates called Wrastler-like. 1616 G. Chapman tr. Musaeus Divine Poem G 6 Notus and Boreas wrastler like imbrace. C2. wrestler frog n. the South American ‘wrestling’ frog, Rana luctator. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > amphibians > order Anura or Salienta (frogs and toads) > [noun] > types of frog or toad > suborder Diplasiocoela > family Ranidae (common frogs) > member of genus Rana shad-frog1791 thirsty frog1802 wrestler frog1892 Goliath1931 1892 W. H. Hudson Naturalist in La Plata iv. 77 Plate Wrestler frog. 1892 W. H. Hudson Naturalist in La Plata iv. 76 The frog,..catching two of my fingers round with its fore legs, administered a hug.] This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1050
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