A person who participates in wrestling, a sport where two competitors grapple and try to pin or overpower each other.
From Middle English 'wrestlen,' possibly from Old English 'wraestlian' or from Old Norse influences. The '-er' suffix makes it an agent noun meaning 'one who wrestles.' Wrestling is one of humanity's oldest sports, dating back to ancient civilizations.
Wrestling is literally the oldest sport we know about—cave paintings show wrestling figures, and ancient Egyptian and Sumerian texts describe wrestling matches. It's probably the universal sport because any two people can wrestle anywhere with no equipment, making it one of humanity's fundamental physical competitions.
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