Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms: 1  governor(n.) Synonyms: ruler, director, manager, comptroller, superintendent, overseer. 2  governor(n.) Synonyms: executive, chief magistrate. 3  governor(n.) Synonyms: tutor, instructor, guardian.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Wrestling is a form of combat sport involving grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position.
College Wrestling. Wrestling History-NCAA. Wrestling is one of the few sports that can be traced back to the beginnings of recorded history. There are cave drawings in France that are over 15,000 years old.Babylonian and Egyptian and Babylonian reliefâs depict wrestling bouts where wrestlers are using most of the holds known to the modern-day sport.restling was a big part of ancient Greek literature and legend. Back then wrestling was the number one sport in Greece and also one of the most brutal. The ancient Romans adopted the sport with much enthusiasm but devised rules to eliminate most of the brutality..