6
duelist(noun, combatant, fighter)
6
match(noun, person, opposition, balance, equal)
6
militant(noun, combatant, fighter)
5
bandit(noun, person, evil, informal, awful)
5
brawler(noun, combatant, fighter)
5
bruiser(noun, combatant, fighter)
5
gladiator(noun, combatant, fighter)
5
jouster(noun, combatant, fighter)
5
man-at-arms(noun, combatant, fighter)
5
mercenary(noun, combatant, fighter)
5
pugilist(noun, combatant, fighter)
5
villain(noun, part, appearance, character, lead)
4
bully(noun, combatant, fighter)
4
attacker(noun, opposition, agent, rebel, criminal)
4
belligerent(noun, adjective)
4
foeman(noun, evil, awful, enemy, foe)
4
hostile(noun, adjective, evil, awful, enemy)
4
rivalry
4
warrior(noun, tough, combatant, competitor, fighter)
3
bitter enemy(expression, idiom, trouble, curse, enemy)
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