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as in customers
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 gamblers
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 punters
But professional traction is evident, whether in the looming European tour or more purely via the devotion and blend of punters fronting up to lose themselves in Mercy Girl.
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Matt Thompson, SPIN, 12 May 2026
Thorson was one of the best punters in the 2026 class.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
The organization helps secure college scholarships for its participants, including Max Duffy (USFL), Michael Dickson (Seattle Seahawks) and Mitch Wishnowsky (Buffalo Bills), as well as college punters Tom Hackett (Utah), Tom Hornsey (Memphis) and Alex Mastromanno (FSU).
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
San Diego State’s Tashi Dorje is the latest candidate to join the growing list of national-caliber SDSU punters.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
The Dolphins have backed that mentality up by adding two punters, two kickers and two long snappers to the 90 player roster heading into next week’s start of the offseason program.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Instead, the Panthers could, again, take the patient approach and stage a competition with a pair of low-cost (likely young) punters.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
At one point he would be suspended by his boss for knocking down and thrashing a punkish street tough who jumped him in a minor riot of punters outside the legendary Clash stand at Manhattan’s ad hoc punk venue Bond’s.
—Fred Schruers, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
Gone are the days when punters’ imaginations were limited to ponies.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Matt Thompson, SPIN, 12 May 2026
Thorson was one of the best punters in the 2026 class.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
The organization helps secure college scholarships for its participants, including Max Duffy (USFL), Michael Dickson (Seattle Seahawks) and Mitch Wishnowsky (Buffalo Bills), as well as college punters Tom Hackett (Utah), Tom Hornsey (Memphis) and Alex Mastromanno (FSU).
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
San Diego State’s Tashi Dorje is the latest candidate to join the growing list of national-caliber SDSU punters.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
The Dolphins have backed that mentality up by adding two punters, two kickers and two long snappers to the 90 player roster heading into next week’s start of the offseason program.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Instead, the Panthers could, again, take the patient approach and stage a competition with a pair of low-cost (likely young) punters.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
At one point he would be suspended by his boss for knocking down and thrashing a punkish street tough who jumped him in a minor riot of punters outside the legendary Clash stand at Manhattan’s ad hoc punk venue Bond’s.
—Fred Schruers, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
Gone are the days when punters’ imaginations were limited to ponies.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for punters
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These allow companies to resist speculative takeover and embed mission and values for the benefit of employees, customers, and/or the broader community.—
Alex Amouyel,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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Koulax’s children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren thanked the chain’s customers.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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The industry fought hard to retain its proposition bets, which allow gamblers to wager on individual athletes’ performances and to combine those performances into bigger packages, known as parlays.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
13 May 2026
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This is about a modern commercial gambling industry that understands how to turn recreational gamblers into more continuous, high-frequency and intensive gamblers with predictable consequences.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
8 May 2026
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According to company reports, Hype Luxury now serves clients in over 20 countries and operates in more than 23 Indian cities.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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The service links clients to Miller, an independent specialist broker with Lloyd’s of London market access.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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Videos of the Saturday night melee at a Chipotle in the Navy Yard neighborhood showed youths throwing punches and chairs as patrons watched in fear.—
Steve Thompson,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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For those patrons who cannot come to the main branch to browse its shelves, the library loads approximately 1,200 of its most popular books, CDs and DVDs onto its bookmobile.—
Adeel Hassan,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Also part of Ninety Acres is a cooking school, and hotel guests have the opportunity to join public and private classes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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And so then also, guests are able to walk with nomadic herders, like across the land with camels or with or with cows and to like, learn about this ancient practice.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
15 May 2026
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“Punters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punters. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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