punk rockern.
/ˌpʌŋk ˈrɒkə/, U.S. /ˈpəŋk ˈrɑkər/ A fan or performer of punk rock, or (in later use) a person who adopts the style, appearance, etc., associated with this; = punk n.1 5b. Also occasionally: a punk rock song.
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hard rocker1942
bebopper1946
skiffler1948
bopper1951
rock 'n' roller1955
rockabilly1956
rock star1957
rocker1958
rock idol1958
rockster1960
funkster1963
country rocker1964
punk rocker1972
punk1976
punkster1976
cock-rocker1977
MC1979
rapper1979
thrasher1979
New Romantic1980
prog rocker1980
neo-punk1981
pomp rocker1981
rapster1981
rockist1981
hip-hopper1982
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skanker1983
pop tart1984
trash rocker1984
techno-head1985
Goth1986
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society > leisure > the arts > music > music appreciation > music lover > [noun] > of pop music > of specific types of pop
hard rocker1942
skiffler1948
rock fan1959
rocker1963
discomaniac1966
Deadhead1971
punk rocker1972
punker1973
punkette1974
Krautrocker1976
punk1976
punk fan1976
punkster1976
new waver1977
soulie1978
post-punk1979
New Romantic1980
headbanger1981
skanker1983
grebo1987
old schooler1990
shoegazer1991
technoid1992
thrasher1992
gabba1995
1972 Rolling Stone 23 Nov. 66/5 Not an ordinary song in the lot: ‘Easy Livin'’ is a flat out fuzz-tone punk rocker.
1973 Phonograph Record Feb. 12 Fond rememberings and frank quotes from the world's first punk rockers.
1976 Sunday Times 28 Nov. 37/3 Punk-rockers hate Mick Jagger (also, Led Zeppelin, Yes and Genesis) as much as they hate critics.
1977 Sounds 9 July 36/1 I cannot accept John Peel's suggestion that punk rockers are the only truly socialist representatives we have left.
1991 USA Today (Nexis) 1 July 8 c Like calling in every green-haired and pierced-nosed punk rocker in London to read Shakespeare for the queen.
2000 Z. Sardar Consumption Kuala Lumpur 126 The bright red casing of the fruit is covered in soft spikes, like a demented punk rocker's hairstyle.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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