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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
The Indians’ first scoring opportunity came thanks to their special teams when the Northwest punter bobbled the snap near midfield and was tackled before getting the punt off.
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Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
To start the third, Dexter Southfield forced a three-and-out on defense and got to the punter to give Funke a short field at the Suffield Academy 15-yard line.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
As announced this week, however, the action will be played before just 6,000 punters with those that had season tickets at Montjuic in 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 given priority.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Once the new rule passed, Rams special teams coordinator Chase Blackburn and assistant Ben Kotwica began examining the best ways to kick the ball and where to try and place it against one or two returners, then putting those ideas to practice with Karty and punter Ethan Evans.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
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Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
To start the third, Dexter Southfield forced a three-and-out on defense and got to the punter to give Funke a short field at the Suffield Academy 15-yard line.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
As announced this week, however, the action will be played before just 6,000 punters with those that had season tickets at Montjuic in 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 given priority.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Once the new rule passed, Rams special teams coordinator Chase Blackburn and assistant Ben Kotwica began examining the best ways to kick the ball and where to try and place it against one or two returners, then putting those ideas to practice with Karty and punter Ethan Evans.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for punter
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The private jet use marketplace is competitive, and the customers are discerning.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Now that the mandate has been expanded to Nvidia's RTX Pro 6000D chip, rendering the company unable to sell any products to Chinese customers, according to a report by the Financial Times on Wednesday.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Pusser launched a war against moonshiners, gamblers and others who brought organized crime to the county, said Steve Sweat, a lifelong county resident and the state’s honorary Buford Pusser historian.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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In-game betting is so popular and such a draw that gamblers are making split-second decisions based on the stats displayed.—
Contessa Brewer,Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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In one client example, a couple chose to strictly adhere to the 4 percent rule despite being able to afford more.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The telecommunications company’s clients were given access to Club Magenta , an exclusive lounge on the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum venue’s terrace which featured a Charm Bar activation curated by Puerto Rican accessories brand Edalou Paris.—
Stephanie Hirschmiller,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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On the ground floor, a horseshoe bar with marble countertops and bronze chairs seats 20 patrons.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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Colorado Springs club shooting A 22-year-old gunman entered an LGBTQ nightclub in November 2022 in Colorado Springs shortly before midnight and immediately opened fire, killing at least five people and injuring 25 others before patrons confronted and stopped him, police said.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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The event features a 155-foot-long table adorned with 139 candles and meticulously set with 1,452 pieces of cutlery for 160 distinguished guests, NBC News reported.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Later, the Trumps attended a state banquet, with other guests including Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman, Rupert Murdoch, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Punter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punter. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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