chiefly British
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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 Missouri football filled a gap in its scarce specialist room Monday with the addition of transfer punter John Butcher as a preferred walk-on, Butcher announced on X. Butcher makes the move from Grossmont College in El Cajon, California. Amelia Hurley, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025 Tackling in the open space is a big part of that improvement, but Collins said tackling will improve overall as senior punter James Ferguson-Reynolds gets more comfortable with improving hang time on his kicks. Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2025 At Dodge City, Wilhoit averaged 43.3 yards to rank as the top punter in the junior-college rankings. Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025 Former starting punter Mitch McCarthy entered the transfer portal in the offseason, leaving UCF without experienced at the position. Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for punter
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Noun
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    William Mullane, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
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    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
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  • Since many courses and clubs actually require patrons to wear collared shirts, spectators tend to follow this rule, too.
    Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Earlier this year, Jack's teased the launch with a mouth-watering video on social media featuring the bowl's savory ingredients asking patrons to guess the new item.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2025
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  • An art-centric group of guests gathered at Judith Pisar’s Upper East Side apartment to learn more about the celebratory plans from Théâtre des Champs-Élysées’ new general director Baptiste Charroing.
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“Punter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punter. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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