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as in customer
a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business
an East End prostitute who claimed that many of her punters were from the upper echelons of London society
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as in gambler
one that bets (as on the outcome of a contest or sports event)
the huge amount of money that punters in Britain put on football matches
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Recent Examples of punter
The two-time Pro Bowl punter even got to take part in a couple of playoff games, something that can’t be said by many of the teammates around him in the locker room who made it through wholesale roster changes.
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Stephen Whyno, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
His tirades to staff were matched by his abuse of punters in social media forums.
—Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen was given the opportunity on Monday to respond to criticism from former punter Pat McAfee after a loss to the New York Giants.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2024
With the Rams’ offense struggling, punter Ethan Evans put two kicks inside the five-yard line and two others inside the 20.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Stephen Whyno, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
His tirades to staff were matched by his abuse of punters in social media forums.
—Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen was given the opportunity on Monday to respond to criticism from former punter Pat McAfee after a loss to the New York Giants.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2024
With the Rams’ offense struggling, punter Ethan Evans put two kicks inside the five-yard line and two others inside the 20.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for punter
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When people start leaving a monetary unit at the cash register for the next customer, the unit is too small to be useful.—
Chad de Guzman,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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LeBron James and Doja Cat get laughs, but the real fun, as intended, is in the supercuts of actual Taco Bell customers (many of them photographed, apparently, at the drive-thru) that flash on the screen.—
Rob LeDonne,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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When the Red Sox dispatched officials to California in mid-November for a sit-down with Bregman, the team’s focus had been on another Boras client, Juan Soto.—
Jen McCaffrey,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Stone’s snackable style was by longtime stylist Petra Flannery, whose other client Zoe Saldaña took home best supporting actress for Emilia Perez at the BAFTAs on the same evening.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
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The incident happened near the Scott chairlift, which takes patrons to the Scott Peak with an elevation of 8,289 feet.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Feb. 2025
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Their behavior disturbed other patrons so much that two older couples opted to take their meals to-go rather than remain in the eatery.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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The following month, Payne flew to Manchester, England, and served as a guest judge on the Netflix reality-TV music competition Building the Band.—
Federico Fahsbender,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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But Grant won’t be doing it alone; producers have sent along Shark Tank guest shark Daniel Lubetzky and comedian Hannah Berner to help.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Punter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punter. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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