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mauler en · NOUN

Etymology

From maul + -er.

Meanings

1. One who mauls.
   • Tristan Wirfs should help. His diverse athletic background — his past in wrestling, in particular — informed his approach to playing offensive tackle. An absolute mauler in the run game and a reliable pass-blocker, Wirfs played mostly right tackle at Iowa and ceded only 40 quarterback pressures on 1,138 pass-blocking snaps at Iowa, according to Pro Football Focus. 2020 April 23, Ken Belson, Ben Shpigel, “Full Round 1 2020 N.F.L. Picks and Analysis”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2020:
2. (in-plural, slang) A person's hand.
   • Nice couple, that; you'll have difficulty keeping your maulers off Titania. She's almost as beautiful as Hera. 2011, Rick Lane, Paradise Is Not Heaven, page 45:

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