Noun grappler has 2 senses
  1. wrestler, grappler, matman - combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground
    --1 is a kind of combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper
    --1 has particulars:
     bantamweight; featherweight; flyweight; heavyweight; light heavyweight; lightweight; middleweight; sumo wrestler; welterweight
    Derived form: verb grapple2
  2. grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron - a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
    --2 is a kind of tool
    --2 has parts: hook, claw
    --2 has particulars: crampon, crampoon
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