battler
belligerent
belted knight
bickerer
blade
bravo
brawler
bully
bullyboy
combatant
competitor
contestant
corrival
disputant
duelist
emulator
enforcer
entrant
fencer
feuder
fighter
fighting cock
foilsman
gamecock
gladiator
goon
gorilla
hatchet man
hood
hoodlum
hooligan
jouster
knight
militant
player
plug-ugly
quarreler
rioter
rival
rough
rowdy
ruffian
sabreur
scrapper
scuffler
squabbler
strong arm
champ
champion
comer
enemy
favorite
favourite
finalist
foe
front-runner
king
queen
runner-up
scratch
second best
semifinalist
street fighter
tier
tilter
title-holder
world-beater
aspirant
bid
boxer
candidacy
candidate
challenger
contributor
matchup
nominee
suspect
winner
Blender
Fender
Spender
bender
blender
defender
ender
engender
fender
gender
lender
offender
pretender
render
sender
slender
spender
splendor
surrender
suspender
tender
transgender
vendor
yender