Definition of Professional wrestling

1. Noun. Wrestling for money.

Generic synonyms: Sport, Grappling, Rassling, Wrestling

Definition of Professional wrestling

1. Noun. An entertainment business characterized by the performance of choreographed wrestling matches with predetermined outcomes. ¹

2. Noun. A theatrical presentation of a choreographed wrestling match as part of the professional wrestling business. ¹

3. Noun. Any form of wrestling in which the wrestlers receive payment for participating. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Professional Wrestling

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professional tennis
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professional wrestler
professional wrestlers
professional wrestling (current term)
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Literary usage of Professional wrestling

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. New Dictionary of South African Biography by E. J. Verwey, Nelson Mandela (1995)
"After the Second World War (1939-1945) he opened a gymnasium in Cape Town and in 1947 he started promoting professional wrestling as the Cape Town agent and ..."

2. Sportby C. M. van Stockum by C. M. van Stockum (1914)
"2474 (Smith (FW) professional wrestling. 1909. Am. sports pub. S --10 2475 Toombs (FB) How to wrestle. ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"About 1600, professional wrestling 3£ain rose to importance, the best men being in the employ of ihc great ..."

4. Oversight of the Professional Boxing Industry: Hearing Before the Committee edited by John McCain (2000)
"... removed from the carnival atmosphere of professional wrestling. These practices would border on the farcical if they did not have seriously destructive ..."

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