People who compete in wrestling, a sport where two competitors try to pin or throw each other to the ground.
From Old English 'wreastlian' (to wrestle), possibly related to 'wrist' or Germanic words for twisting. Wrestling is one of the oldest human sports, mentioned in ancient texts.
Wrestling is the oldest organized sport in human history—it's depicted in 15,000-year-old cave paintings and was in the original Olympic Games in ancient Greece, which means the word 'wrestler' connects us to a sport that's been part of human culture longer than farming.
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