# wrestler

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #14,674

## Definitions
1. A person who wrestles.

## Etymology
From Middle English wrastlere, equivalent to wrestle + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **wrestle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wrestle-vs-wrestler)
- **whistler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whistler-vs-wrestler)

## Common misspellings (13)
`rwestler`, `werstler`, `wreslter`, `wresstler`, `wrestelr`, `wrestlerr`, `wrestller`, `wrestlre`, `wresttler`, `wretsler`, `wrrestler`, `wrsetler`, `wwrestler`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wrestler