mauler
nounEtymology From maul + -er.
1
One who mauls.
- Tristan Wirfs should help. His diverse athletic background — his past in wrestling, in particular — informed his approach to playing offensive tackle. An absolute mauler in the run game and a reliable pass-blocker, Wirfs played mostly right tackle at Iowa and ceded only 40 quarterback pressures on 1,138 pass-blocking snaps at Iowa, according to Pro Football Focus.2020 April 23, Ken Belson, Ben Shpigel, “Full Round 1 2020 N.F.L. Picks and Analysis”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2020:
2
In plural, Slang A person's hand.
- Nice couple, that; you'll have difficulty keeping your maulers off Titania. She's almost as beautiful as Hera.2011, Rick Lane, Paradise Is Not Heaven, page 45: