Battlers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Individuals who actively confront challenges or adversaries in a competitive environment
2. People who take part in various forms of struggle or competition, showing tenacity in their endeavors
3. Individuals who persistently face hardships and obstacles with determination

Etymology: "Battlers" is the plural of "battler," a noun that once described a fighter in a literal sense. It came into English from Middle English "batailloure," borrowed from Old French "batailleor," itself built on "bataille," meaning battle, with the agent suffix "-er" attached. The word's ancestry is therefore military: a battler was originally someone who engaged in combat. Over time the meaning moved away from the battlefield. The sense of a person who keeps fighting through adversity, rather than one who literally fights, grew out of the older combative sense, so the plural "battlers" now refers to people who persist through hardship and obstacles with determination.

Synonyms: fighters, combatants, warriors, strugglers, opponents

Antonyms: peacekeepers, pacifists, reconcilers, settlers, mediators