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punter

1

/ ˈpʌntə /

noun

  1. a person who punts a boat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


punter

2

/ ˈpʌntə /

noun

  1. a person who kicks a ball
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

punter

3

/ ˈpʌntə /

noun

  1. a person who places a bet
  2. informal.
    any member of the public, esp when a customer

    the punters flock into the sales

  3. slang.
    a prostitute's client
  4. slang.
    a victim of a con man
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

The clip below, of Mayall hamming it up when he realises a punter is filming him at a charity auction, is a classic.

A modest salary, and the Heisman-worthy running back should make the same as the pine-riding second-string punter.

Fox, an expert punter, took on the task of getting the boat across, although his bad hands suffered somewhat in the process.

Gadsden, youll remember, was our long punter and wed mapped out a kicking game.

Farview had a punter that could do fifty yards easily, and a wind would 218 lengthen his kicks frightfully.

All these events took place long after Punter's portrait, though several others were done latterly.

The punter who spends the night at a dance loses his one chance of making a goal.

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