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Definition of punter in English: punternoun ˈpʌntəˈpən(t)ər 1British informal A person who gambles, places a bet, or makes a risky investment. Example sentencesExamples - Trouble is, us punters too often invest through the rear-view mirror.
- A leading bookmaker has also warned punters to be careful and make sure their bookies are licensed before they place a bet.
- Maria Luisa has been a frustrating filly for punters to follow even though she has paid her way for her connections throughout the season.
- All that will be very welcome, and if they sort out the Tote betting shop pronto, punters will be glad.
- What if it's then sold to potential punters as an ‘investment opportunity’?
- Casual/recreational punters can use the same strategy that gives wiseguys their winning edge.
- With an online betting account, punters may call to place bets or bet through the Internet after the betting centres close.
- Small companies, where many a retail punter likes to invest, are also back in fashion.
- It will allow punters who wish to invest in today's volatile equity markets to do so, safe in the knowledge that they will not lose their original investment.
- Betfair, the internet betting exchange, has revolutionised the world of gambling by allowing punters to wager on horses not winning.
- Our English punters couldn't bet on England because of this, but emotionally couldn't bet against them either.
- The tourist season generally gathers pace for the four day meeting with visitors and local punters joining in the annual battle with bookies.
- It's the side of gambling you don't hear about: the punters who enjoy the casino and don't lose their shirt doing it.
- The internet is a major gambling hall for punters where they play poker bingo cards whatever; gamblers even get to play lotto online.
- The Isle of Man now allows US punters to gamble in online casinos based on the island, the NY Times reports.
- This means that the average punter's investments will do worse than the average performance of the market over any given time frame.
- He also wants punters entering casinos to have to show some form of identity.
- Sure, there have been some bookmaker failures, but the punter can see the evidence of the main bookmakers' financial strength on the High Street.
- Most turn out to be bad investments in which punters lose their shirts.
- Tracker funds are also seen as one of the best first steps into investments for novice punters.
Synonyms gambler, backer, staker, speculator North American bettor informal plunger North American informal high roller Australian/New Zealand informal spieler - 1.1 A customer or client, especially a member of an audience.
Example sentencesExamples - That is what happened to the customers who followed a group of wealthy punters into the night club on Bridge Street the other night.
- Once upon a year not that long ago, a young man sat in a pub telling a wide-eyed audience of punters all about his skiing holiday.
- The paying punters on the tour all seem motivated more by curiosity than ideology.
- Roux then grandstands and takes off his team blazer and tie and puts it up for auction - apparently at the request of a punter in the audience.
- Around 160,000 of those new high speed Internet customers were existing dial-up punters who upgraded to faster services.
- A lot of venues have predominantly straight customers on some nights, with gay punters showing up on others.
- The band had CD pre-sale order forms there for punters to purchase.
- Tickets cost 30 Euro and to avoid disappointment, punters are asked to purchase in advance.
- But such cowboys are not the worst problem for internet punters and exchange users at the moment.
- Nor will they necessarily be told that they will be discussed with a crowd of punters the following evening.
- The spa is open only to residents, so there's no sharing your thermal dunks with pay-and-play punters or ‘club members’.
- The broadband Internet Service Provider is under fire for its poor customer service with punters up in arms at being left without phone and broadband.
- But it will be harder for the ordinary punter to call everyday businesses to account.
- A trickle of punters browsed the market in Parliament Street and department stores were eerily quiet.
- Then we sell it on old Bury market, and the punters just can't get enough.
- The business end of the rugby league season starts tonight, and, if the market framers and punters are right, then get ready for a couple of lopsided matches.
- So were the punters in the audience when the Dubliner's name appeared on the scoreboard during O'Sullivan's match with Dott.
- Still, Scotland kept the faith, to the severe detriment of the mug punters consuming water here.
- Hong Kong punters follow the volume turnover of third-tier companies in the search for the next reverse-takeover target.
- It is often small things that make all the difference to the loyal punter and inspire repeat business, or not.
Synonyms customer, client, patron buyer, purchaser, shopper, consumer, user, visitor, guest member of the audience/crowd (punters), clientele, patronage, audience, following, trade, business, market British informal bums on seats - 1.2 A prostitute's client.
Example sentencesExamples - Likewise it must be very offensive for women who are not prostitutes to be approached by a mistaken punter.
- Many prostitutes say they have been raped many times by their punters, sometimes by many men at the same time.
- Police believe the killer was probably a punter and had used prostitutes in the area before.
- Her left cheek bears a deep and unsightly scar; not the result of a violent punter, but a run-in with another prostitute.
- It would take prostitution off the streets and into a safer environment for both the prostitutes and the punters.
- Smith and a pal were apparently cruising around the red light area when they pulled up near a prostitute who was speaking to a suspected punter through his car window.
- I am mystified as to how even the gentlest punters can be considered prostitutes' allies.
- The law could be changed to make more severe punishment for ‘illegal’ street prostitutes and their punters.
Synonyms customer, client, kerb-crawler informal john, trick, score
2American Football Rugby
A player who punts. Example sentencesExamples - He played quarterback, strong safety, punter and placekicker at North Central High School in Kiln, Missisippi, for his father, Irvin.
- The Broncos still need to add a quality punter, a wide receiver, a quarterback to replace Danny Kanell as the backup and depth on the offensive line.
- You run timed drills in a specific task like punting or run stopping where you only get to control the relevant player like the punter or middle linebacker.
- In Bengals history, there have been some effective players named Johnson, including punter Lee and running back Pete.
- Anyone who earns a contract as a punter in American football is barred from playing kick-to-kick in our local park.
3A person who propels or travels in a punt.
Rhymes Arunta, Bunter, chunter, Grantha, grunter, Gunter, hunter, junta, shunter Definition of punter in US English: punternounˈpən(t)ərˈpən(t)ər 1American Football Rugby
A player who punts. Example sentencesExamples - He played quarterback, strong safety, punter and placekicker at North Central High School in Kiln, Missisippi, for his father, Irvin.
- In Bengals history, there have been some effective players named Johnson, including punter Lee and running back Pete.
- Anyone who earns a contract as a punter in American football is barred from playing kick-to-kick in our local park.
- You run timed drills in a specific task like punting or run stopping where you only get to control the relevant player like the punter or middle linebacker.
- The Broncos still need to add a quality punter, a wide receiver, a quarterback to replace Danny Kanell as the backup and depth on the offensive line.
2A person who propels or travels in a punt. 3British informal A person who gambles, places a bet, or makes a risky investment. Example sentencesExamples - Tracker funds are also seen as one of the best first steps into investments for novice punters.
- A leading bookmaker has also warned punters to be careful and make sure their bookies are licensed before they place a bet.
- It will allow punters who wish to invest in today's volatile equity markets to do so, safe in the knowledge that they will not lose their original investment.
- The Isle of Man now allows US punters to gamble in online casinos based on the island, the NY Times reports.
- With an online betting account, punters may call to place bets or bet through the Internet after the betting centres close.
- He also wants punters entering casinos to have to show some form of identity.
- Betfair, the internet betting exchange, has revolutionised the world of gambling by allowing punters to wager on horses not winning.
- The tourist season generally gathers pace for the four day meeting with visitors and local punters joining in the annual battle with bookies.
- All that will be very welcome, and if they sort out the Tote betting shop pronto, punters will be glad.
- Maria Luisa has been a frustrating filly for punters to follow even though she has paid her way for her connections throughout the season.
- What if it's then sold to potential punters as an ‘investment opportunity’?
- This means that the average punter's investments will do worse than the average performance of the market over any given time frame.
- The internet is a major gambling hall for punters where they play poker bingo cards whatever; gamblers even get to play lotto online.
- It's the side of gambling you don't hear about: the punters who enjoy the casino and don't lose their shirt doing it.
- Trouble is, us punters too often invest through the rear-view mirror.
- Most turn out to be bad investments in which punters lose their shirts.
- Casual/recreational punters can use the same strategy that gives wiseguys their winning edge.
- Sure, there have been some bookmaker failures, but the punter can see the evidence of the main bookmakers' financial strength on the High Street.
- Our English punters couldn't bet on England because of this, but emotionally couldn't bet against them either.
- Small companies, where many a retail punter likes to invest, are also back in fashion.
Synonyms gambler, backer, staker, speculator - 3.1 A customer or client, especially a member of an audience.
Example sentencesExamples - Tickets cost 30 Euro and to avoid disappointment, punters are asked to purchase in advance.
- Around 160,000 of those new high speed Internet customers were existing dial-up punters who upgraded to faster services.
- A trickle of punters browsed the market in Parliament Street and department stores were eerily quiet.
- Once upon a year not that long ago, a young man sat in a pub telling a wide-eyed audience of punters all about his skiing holiday.
- So were the punters in the audience when the Dubliner's name appeared on the scoreboard during O'Sullivan's match with Dott.
- Still, Scotland kept the faith, to the severe detriment of the mug punters consuming water here.
- Roux then grandstands and takes off his team blazer and tie and puts it up for auction - apparently at the request of a punter in the audience.
- A lot of venues have predominantly straight customers on some nights, with gay punters showing up on others.
- Nor will they necessarily be told that they will be discussed with a crowd of punters the following evening.
- Then we sell it on old Bury market, and the punters just can't get enough.
- It is often small things that make all the difference to the loyal punter and inspire repeat business, or not.
- But it will be harder for the ordinary punter to call everyday businesses to account.
- The band had CD pre-sale order forms there for punters to purchase.
- The paying punters on the tour all seem motivated more by curiosity than ideology.
- But such cowboys are not the worst problem for internet punters and exchange users at the moment.
- The spa is open only to residents, so there's no sharing your thermal dunks with pay-and-play punters or ‘club members’.
- Hong Kong punters follow the volume turnover of third-tier companies in the search for the next reverse-takeover target.
- The broadband Internet Service Provider is under fire for its poor customer service with punters up in arms at being left without phone and broadband.
- The business end of the rugby league season starts tonight, and, if the market framers and punters are right, then get ready for a couple of lopsided matches.
- That is what happened to the customers who followed a group of wealthy punters into the night club on Bridge Street the other night.
- 3.2 A prostitute's client.
Example sentencesExamples - Police believe the killer was probably a punter and had used prostitutes in the area before.
- Smith and a pal were apparently cruising around the red light area when they pulled up near a prostitute who was speaking to a suspected punter through his car window.
- It would take prostitution off the streets and into a safer environment for both the prostitutes and the punters.
- Her left cheek bears a deep and unsightly scar; not the result of a violent punter, but a run-in with another prostitute.
- The law could be changed to make more severe punishment for ‘illegal’ street prostitutes and their punters.
- I am mystified as to how even the gentlest punters can be considered prostitutes' allies.
- Many prostitutes say they have been raped many times by their punters, sometimes by many men at the same time.
- Likewise it must be very offensive for women who are not prostitutes to be approached by a mistaken punter.
Synonyms customer, client, kerb-crawler - 3.3 The victim of a swindler or confidence trickster.
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