punster

[ puhn-ster ]

/ ˈpʌn stər /

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noun

a person who makes puns frequently.

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Origin of punster

First recorded in 1690–1700; pun + -ster

Words nearby punster

punk rock, punky, punner, punnet, punny, punster, punt, Punta Arenas, Puntarenas, puntat, punter

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How to use punster in a sentence

Possibly this is what the seal is aiming at; but personally I should prefer the extinction of the punster.
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893|Various
I should say he condescended to be a punster, if condescension had been a word befitting wisdom like his.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850.|Various
"I've rawly heard of thee," quoth the royal punster, who sought by such atrocities of speech to be acclaimed a wit.
The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series|Rafael Sabatini
Frank Wells was, par éminence, the greatest punster Philadelphia ever produced.
Memoirs|Charles Godfrey Leland

This was stretching a point, but it brought a pale smile to his verdigris countenance (this is unworthy of the worst punster).
The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912|Lillie DeHegermann-Lindencrone

British Dictionary definitions for punster

punster

/ (ˈpʌnstə) /

noun

a person who is fond of making puns, esp one who makes a tedious habit of this

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