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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 49ers employed three kickers last season — Moody, Matthew Wright, Anders Carlson — and even had punter Mitch Wishnowsky fill in for a 26-yard field goal after Moody’s Oct. 6 injury.
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Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
Outlook: The Gators bring in an experience punter to join forces with true freshman Hayden Craig, a 3-star prospect from Quebec, Canada, who attended Bridgton Academy in Maine.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2025
Special teams Rookie punter Tory Taylor boosted the special teams, but kicker Cairo Santos and the field goal unit let the Packers block a game-winning field goal attempt in November.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
The 43-year-old former punter spent eight seasons in the NFL.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
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Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
Outlook: The Gators bring in an experience punter to join forces with true freshman Hayden Craig, a 3-star prospect from Quebec, Canada, who attended Bridgton Academy in Maine.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2025
Special teams Rookie punter Tory Taylor boosted the special teams, but kicker Cairo Santos and the field goal unit let the Packers block a game-winning field goal attempt in November.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
The 43-year-old former punter spent eight seasons in the NFL.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for punter
Noun
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One major case was probing if Capital One cheated customers out of $2 billion in interest payments.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
6 Mar. 2025
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The programs most often retained, Gibson Dunn’s Schwartz said, are the ones tied to relationships with customers and employees: sponsorships of events benefiting underrepresented groups, employee groups that create a sense of community at work, and cultural events like Black History Month.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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Investor confidence in the Dallas-area company is fraying, Jefferies analyst Julien Dumoulin-Smith told clients in a note on Thursday.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2025
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Lastly, spear phishing attacks are a concern for tax professionals, as scammers impersonate clients to gain access to sensitive information and file fraudulent returns.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Among them: Did Wood continue to fire his weapon after shooting Castellanos, striking one of the bar patrons?—
Charles Rabin and,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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But according to countless home bakers and thousands of patrons of the Barefoot Contessa store in the Hamptons, the search can stop at Ina Garten’s Outrageous Brownies.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Mar. 2025
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Jello Biafra is still out DJing and guest performing.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
8 Mar. 2025
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From cooking at home and on television to interviewing guests for his radio show, or piecing together the monthly magazine, the culinary creator and his team on Milk Street in Boston’s Flour and Grain Exchange building are still curious, still creating, and most certainly still cooking.—
Kristin L. Wolfe,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Punter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punter. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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