What does wrestler mean?
Word: Wrestler
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Wrestler means a person who takes part in wrestling, a sport in which two people grip each other and try to throw or pin the other to the ground.
Synonyms: grappler
How do you spell wrestler?
Syllables: wres - tler
Tricky part: The w at the start is silent, as in write and wrist, so children write restler. The ending is -er, not -ar.
Watch out for: restler, wrestlar
Memory tip: A wrestler grabs your wrist: both start with a silent w.
Wrestler in a sentence
Example 1: The young wrestler trains in Haryana every morning before school.
Example 2: The two wrestlers shook hands before the bout began.
Example 3: My brother wants to be a wrestler like the champions he sees on TV.
Fun Fact
Wrestling is one of the oldest Olympic sports; it was added to the ancient Games in Greece in 708 BC.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) wrestler
b) champian
c) trophey
d) medel
Show answer
a) wrestler. Only wrestler is right: champian swaps o for a, medel swaps a for e, and trophey adds an e.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
lsrewter
a) swelter
b) wrestler
c) sweeter
d) writer
Show answer
b) wrestler. Swelter has only one r, sweeter needs a third e and writer an i; wrestler uses all eight letters.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
wr_s_ler
a) i, t
b) a, t
c) e, d
d) e, t
Show answer
d) e, t. Say it in beats, wres-tler: e is the vowel after wr, and the second beat starts with t.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
wresteler
a) s
b) l
c) t
d) e
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d) e. Nothing comes between the t and the l: wres-tler.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. To be a good wrestler, you most need ____.
a) a fast pair of skates
b) a long-handled racket
c) strength and balance
d) a sharp eye for chess moves
Show answer
c) strength and balance
2. Where would a wrestler most likely train?
a) in a gym with soft mats
b) in a swimming pool
c) on a tennis court
d) in a quiet library
Show answer
a) in a gym with soft mats
