battler

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Whether you're a banker or a battler, it's in every Australians 'interest that we pull together; because that's the only way we will see the nation through these tough global conditions.

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  • But even for a seasoned battler, that seemed impossible. —  066 - The Munitions Master
  • She is also a battler, something she proved today ¬ only going down after a strong fight. —  The Championships, Wimbledon 2009 - Grand Slam Tennis - Official Site by IBM
  • There were the repeated characterizations of McCain as a battler against corruption and the influence of "special interests," without a word of mention of his having been the recipient of over $100,000 in cash from Paul Keating, a corrupt banker whose interests McCain shamelessly pimped for in Congress, only narrowly escaping indictment himself. —  CounterPunch
  • There were the repeated characterizations of McCain as a battler against corruption and the influence of "special interests," without a word of mention of his having been the recipient of over $100,000 in cash from Charles Keating, a corrupt banker whose interests McCain shamelessly pimped for in Congress, only narrowly escaping indictment himself. —  THE LIBERAL JOURNAL
  • Whether you're a banker or a battler, it's in every Australians 'interest that we pull together; because that's the only way we will see the nation through these tough global conditions. —  Australian Government Media Releases [All Portfolios]
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  1. from battle + -er; apparently not descended from Middle English batelur (from Old French batailleor), batailler, from Old French bataillier.
  2. from battle + -er.
 

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