"puncher" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpʌn.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˈpʌn.t͡ʃɚ/ [US] Audio: En-au-puncher.ogg [Australia] Forms: punchers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌntʃə(ɹ) Etymology: punch + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|punch|er}} punch + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} puncher (plural punchers)
  1. (often in combination) A person who punches (in a specified manner). Tags: in-compounds, often Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-puncher-en-noun-TI~0mU~D Disambiguation of Occupations: 33 35 2 30
  2. A person who keys data into a computer system. Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-puncher-en-noun-vbKR6j0V Disambiguation of Occupations: 33 35 2 30
  3. A device for punching something, such as tickets. Synonyms: punch
    Sense id: en-puncher-en-noun-gCPCn8Xt
  4. (US, slang) A cowpuncher; a cowboy. Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-puncher-en-noun-mqzuBWr5 Disambiguation of Occupations: 33 35 2 30 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 24 3 63 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 9 25 3 63 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 22 2 68 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 14 13 8 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Bible puncher, cowpuncher

Inflected forms

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