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brawler

brawler

1 5.3
A video game where players fight many enemies up close, often with friends
  • noun
  • /ˈbrɔːlər/
  • Jargon
translation icon : juego de peleas
  • And then you had like the Brawlers, like Double Dragon just come out.
  • Battle Brawler

Examples

  • In an effort to get people excited about the forthcoming brawler, a new launch trailer has been released.

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  • I'm afraid to put a real brawler in with him; it might kill him.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • But Master Hand had been quite understanding, and had managed to find a brawler who was capable of acting as sort of a translator.

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  • Over the years, his technique and ability have declined sharply, but before the one-note brawler, there was a great striker.

    Blog text (23)
  • We're getting a fight club Brawler's Guild to distract us from all those dailies.

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  • All-Stars features entirely new gameplay systems, but they only see that it's a 4-person brawler and go, "SMASH BRO CLONE!!!"

    Blog text (19)
  • For better or worse, those kiddos sitting in classrooms across this country are the leaders and taxpayers of tomorrow... and I would much rather that they didn't reference "Bakugan the Battle Brawlers" for their core ethics training!

    Blog text (2)
  • The arcade features a new cooperative brawler where players team up to defeat challenging enemies.

  • Fans of action games will enjoy the upcoming brawler that focuses on hand-to-hand combat and teamwork.

  • At the gaming convention, the latest brawler was showcased, highlighting its dynamic multiplayer gameplay.

How Violent

shooter
520 3.6
brawler
  • Jargon
1 5.3
action
415 6.9
puzzle
610 1.9

Surface Forms

brawler singular
brawlers plural

Morphology

brawler = brawl (transparent) = brawl + er

Derived from 'brawl' + '-er' with a metonymic extension to denote a game characterized by brawling; the relation to the base is still clear.

Etymology

Brawler for games comes from the same root brawl ('a noisy fight'); it names games where players fight up close and 'beat' many enemies, so the word fits games focused on direct, rough combat.