"punter" meaning in English

See punter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpʌn.tə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpʌn.tɚ/ [General-American], [pʰʌ̃ːɾ̃ɚ] [General-American] Audio: en-au-punter.ogg Forms: punters [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌntə(ɹ) Etymology: From punt + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|punt#Etymology_1|er}} punt + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} punter (plural punters)
  1. One who oars or poles a punt (pontoon). Translations (One who oars or poles a punt (pontoon)): гребец (grebec) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-punter-en-noun-pZhv5il7 Categories (other): Terms with Russian translations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈpʌn.tə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpʌn.tɚ/ [General-American], [pʰʌ̃ːɾ̃ɚ] [General-American] Audio: en-au-punter.ogg Forms: punters [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌntə(ɹ) Etymology: From punt + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|punt#Etymology_2|er}} punt + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} punter (plural punters)
  1. One who punts a football. Translations (One who punts a football; one who propels a punt): Punter [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-punter-en-noun-DfdhaWTA Categories (other): Terms with German translations Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'One who punts a football; one who propels a punt': 98 2
  2. (Internet slang) A program used to forcibly disconnect another user from a chat room. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-punter-en-noun-FlDoqJAb Categories (other): Terms with German translations Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈpʌn.tə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpʌn.tɚ/ [General-American], [pʰʌ̃ːɾ̃ɚ] [General-American] Audio: en-au-punter.ogg Forms: punters [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌntə(ɹ) Etymology: From punt + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|punt#Etymology_3|er}} punt + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} punter (plural punters)
  1. One who bets (punts) against the bank.
    Sense id: en-punter-en-noun-C3LUV0v9
  2. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) One who gambles or bets. Tags: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang Translations (One who gambles; a speculator): комарджия (komardžija) [masculine] (Bulgarian), спекулант (spekulant) [masculine] (Bulgarian), sázkař [masculine] (Czech), parieur [masculine] (French), parieuse [feminine] (French), puntatore [masculine] (Italian), gracz [masculine] (Polish), graczka [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-punter-en-noun-eW7vxMHy Categories (other): British English, Commonwealth English, Irish English Disambiguation of 'One who gambles; a speculator': 21 45 4 6 10 14
  3. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) A customer of a commercial establishment, frequently of a pub or (alternatively) of a prostitute. Tags: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang Synonyms: pubgoer, pubber, ;, prostitute's client Translations (customer): zákazník [masculine] (Czech), kuncsaft (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-punter-en-noun-g5RPqZe9 Categories (other): British English, Commonwealth English, Irish English Disambiguation of 'customer': 4 6 61 7 11 10
  4. (climbing) A beginner or unskilled climber. Categories (topical): Climbing, People
    Sense id: en-punter-en-noun-NQawOycx Disambiguation of People: 8 9 9 8 10 12 18 14 11 Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  5. The person who keeps score in basset or ombre.
    Sense id: en-punter-en-noun-~Wwoek72
  6. (Scotland) A person who trades with a gang but is not a gang member. Tags: Scotland Categories (topical): Card games, Crime, Gambling, Prostitution
    Sense id: en-punter-en-noun-2T9aELyw Disambiguation of Card games: 8 7 3 7 9 8 12 12 34 Disambiguation of Crime: 8 6 9 6 10 13 11 11 27 Disambiguation of Gambling: 6 5 6 6 9 6 18 17 28 Disambiguation of Prostitution: 5 5 7 5 6 14 19 11 29 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 10 4 9 14 14 11 3 27 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 8 9 7 9 14 13 11 5 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 8 9 7 9 15 11 10 4 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 8 5 8 10 8 6 2 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 15 6 6 3 7 7 3 7 9 7 5 1 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 17 5 5 2 7 8 2 8 9 8 5 1 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 7 7 7 13 12 14 4 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 7 7 6 7 11 9 9 12 32 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 8 7 8 10 7 10 3 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 7 8 6 11 11 9 13 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 8 8 5 8 10 8 8 3 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 8 8 8 14 12 10 5 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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