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mauler

mauler noun: one who mauls.

Noun

mauler (plural maulers)

  1. One who mauls.
    • Tristan Wirfs should help. His diverse athletic background — his past in wrestling, in particular — informed his approach to playing offensive tackle. An absolute mauler in the run game and a reliable pass-blocker, Wirfs played mostly right tackle at Iowa and ceded only 40 quarterback pressures on...2020 April 23, Ken Belson, Ben Shpigel, “Full Round 1 2020 N.F.L. Picks and Analysis”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on...
  2. (in plural, slang) A person's hand.
    • Nice couple, that; you'll have difficulty keeping your maulers off Titania. She's almost as beautiful as Hera.2011, Rick Lane, Paradise Is Not Heaven, page 45

Forms of mauler

pluralmaulers

Origin of mauler

From maul + -er.

Questions about mauler

What does mauler mean?
Mauler means one who mauls.
What part of speech is mauler?
Mauler is a noun.
What is the plural of mauler?
The plural of mauler is maulers.

Words near mauler in the dictionary

  1. Maule's quince
  2. mauled
  3. maulee
  4. maulees
  5. mauleonite
  6. mauler
  7. maulers
  8. Maules
  9. Maules Creek
  10. mauley
  11. mauleys

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