puntsmann.

Brit.

/ˈpʌn(t)smən/, U.S.

/ˈpən(t)sm(ə)n/

Inflections: Plural puntsmen.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: punt n.¹, man n.¹

Etymology: < the genitive of punt n.¹ + man n.¹ Compare slightly earlier puntman n.

A person who propels or handles a punt, or (esp. in earlier use) who goes fishing or shooting in a punt. Cf. punter n.² 1, 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > shooting > shooter > [noun] > punt-shooter

punter1814

punt-gunner1840

punt-shooter1847

puntman1851

puntsman1856

float-shooter1882

society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > poler or punter

poler1842

puntsman1856

punter1875

puntist1890

puntman1894

1856 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports i. i. viii. 67/1 They afford better sport to the puntsman than to the river-shooter.

1881 W. W. Greener Gun & its Devel. 531 It being the desire of puntsmen to pot as many birds as possible by one shot.

1882 R. Jefferies Bevis II. 30 The puntsman being too idle to bale till compelled, the space between the real and the false bottom was full of water.

1901 Daily News 8 Feb. 6/4 No puntsman should ever venture off poling ground in Scotland when the wind is in the south.

1942 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 29 Sept. 4/3 Down to the river went the campers, the puntsmen, the launch trippers.

1986 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 6 July x. 24/2 A firm half twist at the end of the stroke..avoided the humiliation of a lost pole, or worse, a lost puntsman.

2004 Observer (Nexis) 15 Feb. (Mag.) 55 Nothing to disturb the peace but the occasional toll of a chapel bell or laughter of distant puntsmen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	puntsman
释义	puntsmann. Brit. /ˈpʌn(t)smən/, U.S. /ˈpən(t)sm(ə)n/ Inflections: Plural puntsmen. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: punt n.¹, man n.¹ Etymology: < the genitive of punt n.¹ + man n.¹ Compare slightly earlier puntman n. A person who propels or handles a punt, or (esp. in earlier use) who goes fishing or shooting in a punt. Cf. punter n.² 1, 2. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > shooting > shooter > [noun] > punt-shooter punter1814 punt-gunner1840 punt-shooter1847 puntman1851 puntsman1856 float-shooter1882 society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > poler or punter poler1842 puntsman1856 punter1875 puntist1890 puntman1894 1856 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports i. i. viii. 67/1 They afford better sport to the puntsman than to the river-shooter. 1881 W. W. Greener Gun & its Devel. 531 It being the desire of puntsmen to pot as many birds as possible by one shot. 1882 R. Jefferies Bevis II. 30 The puntsman being too idle to bale till compelled, the space between the real and the false bottom was full of water. 1901 Daily News 8 Feb. 6/4 No puntsman should ever venture off poling ground in Scotland when the wind is in the south. 1942 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 29 Sept. 4/3 Down to the river went the campers, the puntsmen, the launch trippers. 1986 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 6 July x. 24/2 A firm half twist at the end of the stroke..avoided the humiliation of a lost pole, or worse, a lost puntsman. 2004 Observer (Nexis) 15 Feb. (Mag.) 55 Nothing to disturb the peace but the occasional toll of a chapel bell or laughter of distant puntsmen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1856
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