punter

noun

punt·​er ˈpən-tər 

1

: one that punts: such as

a

chiefly British : a person who gambles

especially : one who bets against a bookmaker

b

: a person who uses a punt in boating

c

: a person who punts a ball

2

chiefly British : customer, patron

Synonyms

• account
• client
• customer
• guest
• patron

Examples of punter in a Sentence

He was one of the greatest punters in NFL history.

Effective marketing means getting the punters to buy what you want them to buy.

The sale attracted more than 1,000 punters.

Recent Examples on the Web

Rohan Nadkarni The Texans were driving after the roughing the punter penalty and had the ball inside the Jets’ 15, but Quinnen Williams stripped C.J. Stroud on 2nd and 11. —NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024

Rams star receiver Puka Nacua is questionable and punter Ethan Evans is out for Sunday’s road game against the Seattle Seahawks, coach Sean McVay said Friday. —Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024

Rodgers spoke ahead of Thursday’s game about his new routine introduced to him by Jets punter Thomas Morstead to attempt stay young despite being 39. —Andy Scholes, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024

Kicker Jake Bates is 11-for-11 on field goals and 27-of-28 on extra points, while punter Jack Fox ranks among the league-leaders in gross (52.5) and net (47.3). —Rob Reischel, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1