punter
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punt 1
(pŭnt)n.
An open flatbottom boat with squared ends, used in shallow waters and usually propelled by a long pole.
v. punt·ed, punt·ing, punts
v.tr.
1. To propel (a boat) with a pole.
2. To carry in a punt.
v.intr.
To go in a punt.
[Probably Middle English *punt, from Old English punt, from Latin pontō, pontoon, flatbottom boat, from pōns, pont-, bridge; see pent- in Indo-European roots.]
punt′er n.
punt 2
(pŭnt) Footballn.
A kick in which the ball is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground.
v. punt·ed, punt·ing, punts
v.tr.
To propel (a ball) by means of a punt.
v.intr.
1. To execute a punt.
2. Informal To cease doing something; give up: Let's punt on this and try something else.
[Perhaps from dialectal punt, to strike, push, perhaps alteration of bunt.]
punt′er n.
punt 3
(pŭnt)intr.v. punt·ed, punt·ing, punts
1. Games To lay a bet against the bank, as in roulette.
2. Chiefly British Slang To gamble.
[French ponter, from obsolete pont, past participle of pondre, to put (obsolete), lay an egg, from Old French, to lay an egg, from Latin pōnere; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]
punt′er n.
punt 4
(pŭnt)n.
The indentation in the bottom of a champagne or wine bottle.
[Perhaps from punty.]
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punter
(ˈpʌntə)n
(Nautical Terms) a person who punts a boat
punter
(ˈpʌntə)n
(Ball Games, other than specified) a person who kicks a ball
punter
(ˈpʌntə)n
1. (Horse Racing) a person who places a bet
2. (Gambling, except Cards) a person who places a bet
3. (Commerce) informal any member of the public, esp when a customer: the punters flock into the sales.
4. slang a prostitute's client
5. slang a victim of a con man
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| Noun | 1. | punter - someone who propels a boat with a pole |
| 2. | punter - (football) a person who kicks the football by dropping it from the hands and contacting it with the foot before it hits the ground football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal kicker - a player who kicks the football | |
| 3. |  punter - someone who bets taker - one who takes a bet or wager caller - the bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands gambler - a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events |
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punter
noun
1. gambler, better, backer, punt (chiefly Brit.) Punters are expected to gamble £70m on the Grand National.
2. (Informal) customer, guest, client, patron, member of the audience The show ended when an irate punter punched one of the performers.
3. (Informal) person, guy (informal), fellow, bloke (Brit. informal), man in the street Most of these artists are not known to the ordinary punter.
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[ˈpʌntəʳ] (esp Brit) NCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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punter
1n (= boater) → Stechkahnfahrer(in) m(f)
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