7
duelist(noun, tough, opponent, champion, combatant)
7
gladiator(noun, tough, opponent, champion, combatant)
7
penny-pinching(adjective, selfish, stingy, miserly, ungenerous)
6
money-grubbing(adjective, greedy, avaricious)
6
brawler(noun, tough, opponent, champion, combatant)
6
bruiser(noun, tough, opponent, champion, combatant)
6
bully(noun, tough, opponent, champion, combatant)
6
contestant(noun, tough, opponent, champion, combatant)
6
jouster(noun, tough, opponent, champion, combatant)
6
militant(noun, tough, opponent, champion, combatant)
6
narrow(adjective, cheap, stingy, self-centered, self-seeking)
6
pugilist(noun, tough, opponent, champion, combatant)
6
tight-fisted(adjective, greedy, selfish, stingy, miserly)
6
unethical(adjective, bad, wrong, dishonest, immoral)
6
ungenerous(adjective, mean, bad, nasty, low)
5
adventurer(noun, get, traveler, explorer, voyager)
5
adversary(noun, combatant, fighter)
5
antagonist(noun, combatant, fighter)
5
assailant(noun, combatant, fighter)
5
battler(noun, combatant, fighter)
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