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Australia has always encouraged the little bloke to have a go, the Aussie battler to get up.
Andrew Forrest

Meaning of "Aussie battler" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AUSSIE BATTLER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AUSSIE BATTLER

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adjective
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conjunction
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Aussie battler is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AUSSIE BATTLER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Battler (underdog)

A battler is an Australian and New Zealand colloquialism referring to "ordinary" or working class individuals who persevere through their commitments despite adversity. Typically, this adversity comprises the challenges of low pay, family commitments, environmental hardships and lack of personal recognition. It is a term of respect and endearment intended to empower and recognize those who feel as though they exist at the bottom of society. The term has seen recent use in mainstream politics to describe a demographic section of the Australian people.

Definition of Aussie battler in the English dictionary

The definition of Aussie battler in the dictionary is an Australian working-class person Also called: little Aussie battler.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AUSSIE BATTLER

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Aussat
Aussie
Aust.
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austenite
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WORDS THAT END LIKE AUSSIE BATTLER

battler
belittler
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fettler
guttler
Hitler
littler
mottler
nettler
prattler
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scuttler
settler
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soldier settler
tattler
throttler
tittle-tattler
twattler
white settler
whittler

Synonyms and antonyms of Aussie battler in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Aussie battler» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AUSSIE BATTLER

Find out the translation of Aussie battler to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Aussie battler from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Aussie battler» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

澳元战斗者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Aussie batallador
570 millions of speakers

English

Aussie battler
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऑस्ट्रेलियाई Battler
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الاسترالي المقاتل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Австралийский боец
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Aussie batalhadora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অস্ট্রেলিয়ান ব্যাটেলর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Aussie battler
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Aussie battler
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Aussie Kämpfer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オージーバトラー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

호주 의 악전 고투
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aussie battler
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

battler Úc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆஸி பட்லர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑसी बटलर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Avustralyalı savaşçı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Aussie battler
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Aussie battler
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Австралійський боєць
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Aussie Battler
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Aussie μπάτλερ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Aussie strijder
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Aussie battler
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Aussie battler
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Aussie battler

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AUSSIE BATTLER»

The term «Aussie battler» is normally little used and occupies the 150.982 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AUSSIE BATTLER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Aussie battler

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QUOTES WITH «AUSSIE BATTLER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Aussie battler.
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Andrew Forrest
Australia has always encouraged the little bloke to have a go, the Aussie battler to get up.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AUSSIE BATTLER»

Discover the use of Aussie battler in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Aussie battler and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Affluenz: When Too Much Is Never Enough
The. politics. of. affluenza. Almost never before in the history of the world has there been a happier country than contemporary Australia. —Health Minister Tony Abbott, December 2004 The myth of the Aussie battler Politicians love to identify ...
Clive Hamilton, 2009
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Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Asia and Oceania
Cultural identity One concept that emerged after the First World War and to some extent remains today as central to Australian cultural identity is a respect for the “ Aussie battler,” a regular person who refuses to accept defeat despite great ...
Barbara A. West, 2009
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Kangaroo's Comments and Wallaby's Words: The Aussie Word Book
THE. AUSSIE. BATTLER. Another whole class of people in Australia are the Aussie battlers. They are not part of a club or an organization. The term befits the everyday Australian. It's their own phrase. An Aussie battler (bat-ler) is the average ...
Helen Jonsen, 1999
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Australian English: Anglo-Celtic, Aussie Battler, Australian ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, 2013
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Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef
Stories of the 'Aussie battler' were passed down from generation to generation. The only time the association with the past is not held on a pedestal is when the subject turns to the treatment meted out to indigenous Australians during these ...
Justin Flynn, Olivia Pozzan, Paul Harding, 2008
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New South Wales
Most Australians prefer to believe the latter account, of Ned as a true-blue Aussie battler, striving for equality and justice - and handsome to boot. Immigration has had a huge effect on the influence of the early white settlers on Australian culture  ...
Sally O'Brien, 2004
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The $1 Million Reason to Change Your Mind
The Aussie battler mind virus One of the mind viruses that has pervaded Australian culture is the myth of the 'Aussie battler'. l have to admit that this is one of my pet hates. The concept of the Aussie battler is nothing more than a negative  ...
Pat Mesiti, 2011
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Four Classic Quarterly Essays on Australian Politics
On the one hand, advertisers appeal to consumers' desire for luxury (“Go on, pamper yourself, you deserve it”); on the other, politicians and the media keep alive and cultivate the myth of the Aussie battler. In an earlier era Australia was a  ...
Various, 2007
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Quarterly Essay 21 What's Left?: The Death of Social Democracy
The Aussie battler became the central icon of Australian political folklore, and the image persists into the present even though, as a result of sustained economic growth in the past five decades, the number of people who truly struggle has ...
Clive Hamilton, 2006
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Aussie Aussie Aussie
Page 40 - Aussie Slang Ankle-biter: A small child; Battler: Someone who works hard but does not make a lot of money and finds it hard to get by; “The lotto was won by an Aussie battler.”; Bloke: A man, usually referred to in a positive way; ...
Sandy Tasker, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AUSSIE BATTLER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Aussie battler is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mike Colman: John Millman anything but a loser
Loser? I don't think so. Originally published as Loser? This Aussie battler is anything but · Increase Text Size · Decrease Text Size · Print · Email ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
2
Northern development plan shows Australia's fraught vision of our …
... our borders, even if many of their “priority diseases”, such as Hendra, are in fact vernacular phenomena, genuine little Aussie battler viruses. «The Conversation AU, Jul 15»
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Aussies in the NBA: Trade rumours, offers and contracts
Matthew Dellavedova, the little Aussie battler who had no right to emerge as he did in the postseason is hot property after putting the clamps on ... «The Roar, Jul 15»
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Whoops! Roger Federer calls Aussie battler Lleyton Hewitt a Kiwi
Swiss tennis great Roger Federer's attempt to pay tribute to Australian Lleyton Hewitt went awry this morning when he labelled the veteran a ... «TVNZ, Jun 15»
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Aussie battler's long road to Wimbledon
THE days leading up to the Grand Slam, the grounds are a ghost town. John Millman is used to that. The practice courts are busy, the playing ... «Fox Sports, Jun 15»
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Excerpt: Legends of the Tour
... marked a watershed moment: an uncharacteristic solo attack late in the race providing the never-say-die Aussie battler a launchpad to victory ... «SBS, Jun 15»
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WIMBLEDON 2015 – TENNIS NEWS: GLOBAL CHICK LOOKS …
... Star and Birmingham finalist Karolina Pliskova looking set for a battle with tough Aussie battler Sam Stosur while Barbora Strycova and Lucie ... «10sBalls, Jun 15»
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Sculpture by the Sea is thriving – on the coast of Denmark
It is interesting to see how our little “Aussie Battler” will morph as Europe's attention switches to it. Sculpture by the Sea runs in Aarhus until July ... «ArtsHub, Jun 15»
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How Oscar de Vries is taking on the razor business one clean shave …
We do love an Aussie battler. Even if he's a Dutchman who's made Australia his home. We regularly hear about the constant and combative ... «SmartCompany.com.au, Jun 15»
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Aussie battler sentimental favourite for US Open
Ailing Australian golfer Jason Day could be the sentimental favourite going into the final round of the US Open championship today at the ... «Radio New Zealand, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Aussie battler [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/aussie-battler>. May 2024 ».
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