punt
1[ puhnt ]
/ pʌnt /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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Origin of punt
1before 1000; 1835–45 for def 1; Old English: flat-bottomed boat (not attested in Middle English) < Latin pontō punt, pontoon1; sense “to kick a dropped ball” perhaps via sense “to propel (a boat) by shoving”
Related formspunt·er, noun
Definition for punter (2 of 2)
punt
2[ puhnt ]
/ pʌnt /
verb (used without object)
Cards. to lay a stake against the bank, as at faro.
Slang. to gamble, especially to bet on horse races or other sporting events.
noun
Cards. a person who lays a stake against the bank.
Origin of punt
2Related formspunt·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for punter (1 of 7)
punter
1/ (ˈpʌntə) /
noun
a person who punts a boat
British Dictionary definitions for punter (2 of 7)
punter
2/ (ˈpʌntə) /
noun
a person who kicks a ball
British Dictionary definitions for punter (3 of 7)
punter
3/ (ˈpʌntə) /
noun
a person who places a bet
informal any member of the public, esp when a customerthe punters flock into the sales
slang a prostitute's client
slang a victim of a con man
British Dictionary definitions for punter (4 of 7)
punt
1/ (pʌnt) /
noun
an open flat-bottomed boat with square ends, propelled by a poleSee quant 1
verb
to propel (a boat, esp a punt) by pushing with a pole on the bottom of a river, etc
Word Origin for punt
Old English punt shallow boat, from Latin pontō punt, pontoon 1
British Dictionary definitions for punter (5 of 7)
punt
2/ (pʌnt) /
noun
a kick in certain sports, such as rugby, in which the ball is released and kicked before it hits the ground
any long high kick
verb
to kick (a ball, etc) using a punt
Word Origin for punt
C19: perhaps a variant of English dialect bunt to push, perhaps a nasalized variant of butt ³
British Dictionary definitions for punter (6 of 7)
punt
3/ (pʌnt) mainly British /
verb
(intr) to gamble; bet
noun
a gamble or bet, esp against the bank, as in roulette, or on horses
Also called: punter a person who bets
take a punt at Australian and NZ informal to have an attempt or try at (something)
Word Origin for punt
C18: from French ponter to punt, from ponte bet laid against the banker, from Spanish punto point, from Latin punctum
British Dictionary definitions for punter (7 of 7)
punt
4/ (pʊnt) /
noun
(formerly) the Irish pound
Word Origin for punt
Irish Gaelic: pound
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