punter
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈpʌn.tə(ɹ)/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈpʌn.tɚ/, [pʰʌ̃ːɾ̃ɚ]
Etymology 1

From punt#Etymology_1 + -er.

Noun

punter (plural punters)

  1. One who oars or poles a punt (pontoon).
Translations Etymology 2

From punt#Etymology_2 + -er.

Noun

punter (plural punters)

  1. One who punts a football.
  2. (internet slang) A program used to forcibly disconnect another user from a chat room.
Translations Etymology 3

From punt#Etymology_3 + -er.

Noun

punter (plural punters)

  1. One who bets (punts) against the bank.
  2. (UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang) One who gambles or bets.
    Hyponym: piker
    • 1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, “In Which We Meet an Old Acquaintance”, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC ↗, page 574 ↗:
      […] and having only peeped into a play-room at Baden-Baden when he hung on Dobbin's arm, and where, of course, he was not permitted to gamble, came eagerly to this part of the entertainment and hankered round the tables where the croupiers and the punters were at work.
  3. (UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang) A customer of a commercial establishment, frequently of a pub or (alternatively) of a prostitute.
    Synonyms: pubgoer, pubber, ;, Thesaurus:prostitute's client
  4. (climbing) A beginner or unskilled climber.
  5. The person who keeps score in basset or ombre.
  6. (Scotland) A person who trades with a gang but is not a gang member.
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