CEFR B2

struggler

noun

Meaning

A person who experiences great difficulty or makes a strenuous effort to achieve something, often without much success.

He was always a struggler in math, but he never gave up trying to understand complex equations.
The small business owner felt like a struggler, constantly battling against larger corporations.

Synonyms: underdog, toiler, battler, aspirant

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈstrʌɡlər/

A person who experiences great difficulty or makes a strenuous effort to achieve something, often without much success.

He was always a struggler in math, but he never gave up trying to understand complex equations.
The small business owner felt like a struggler, constantly battling against larger corporations.
Despite being a struggler early in her career, she eventually found her niche and became very successful.

a constant struggler (collocation): Someone who always faces difficulties. — "He was a constant struggler against his own self-doubt."
a financial struggler (collocation): Someone who has ongoing money problems. — "Many families became financial strugglers during the economic downturn."

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