The Australian Dictionary of Invisible Culture for Teachers
battler
noun: a person of one kind (see more)
Many bad things happened to this person. This person feels something bad because of this.
This person doesn’t think like this: I can’t do anything. “
This person thinks like this: I want to do something because of this. I can do something now. “
"Despite losing everything, Susan was a battler, and kept working so that her kids could keep going to school."
"Cancer had better watch out, because this little Batman battler is out to kick its butt. Three-year-old Adelaide boy Eamon Obst knows that when you're fighting cancer, you need superhuman powers. That's why he's called on Batman to help him out."
"This is not crying over what happened. I am a battler. I battle along and we have to live, but it is very frustrating."
Back to Cultural keywords