Brawler \Brawl"er\, n. One that brawls; wrangler. [1913 Webster]

Common brawler (Law), one who disturbs a neighborhood by brawling (and is therefore indictable at common law as a nuisance). --Wharton. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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brawler

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Brawler \Brawl"er\, n. One that brawls; wrangler.

Common brawler (Law), one who disturbs a neighborhood by brawling (and is therefore indictable at common law as a nuisance). --Wharton.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)