punster
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of punster
Example Sentences
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An unapologetic punster, Hornberg uses language, rhymes and riddles to break down complex topics into digestible bites, like using a slice of wheat bread to introduce a discussion about edible seeds.
From Seattle Times
A punster, he says at one point to the female servant who had attended to Jacob, “Lispeth, I think you’ve stepped in sacrament. Come, show us the bottoms of your shoes.”
From Washington Post
Steinfeldt is a punster — “not stupid dad puns,” he assured me — who competed onstage at the Pun-Off World Championships in Austin.
From Washington Post
Beyond a committed art public, of course, Dada punster Duchamp’s name wouldn’t ring many bells.
From Los Angeles Times
An inveterate punster, she once fulfilled a saxophone commission with “Saxual Orientation.”
From Los Angeles Times
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