[
US
/ˈpəntɝ/
]
[ UK /pˈʌntɐ/ ]
[ UK /pˈʌntɐ/ ]
NOUN
- someone who propels a boat with a pole
- someone who bets
- (football) a person who kicks the football by dropping it from the hands and contacting it with the foot before it hits the ground
How To Use punter In A Sentence
- The major problem is punters here expect a diet of top-class football along with decent grub. The Sun
- Punters and racegoers have felt only a sense of deprivation through the snow and ice of recent weeks. Times, Sunday Times
- Under the betting ordinance, Hong Kong punters can bet on overseas races, but they must be part of a local racing programme.
- The broadband Internet Service Provider is under fire for its poor customer service with punters up in arms at being left without phone and broadband.
- One example is bookmaking - punters can now both back and lay horses over the web.
- The technical details mean nothing to the average punter.
- For a small fee, punters can seek out my counsel on these matters and I will gladly offer my expertise!
- Punters expected earnings to have been pressured by unseasonably warm weather in Europe and production to have been hit by dampened demand and disposals. Times, Sunday Times
- The Financial Services Authority has a statutory remit to coax punters into greater awareness about husbanding their dosh.
- A considerable sweetener that may be welcome by those who have pumped money into Rotherham but perhaps not by the paying punters who will feel cheated.