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    PUNTER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Someone who betsplay

    Synonyms:

    better; bettor; punter; wagerer

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("punter" is a kind of...):

    gambler (a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "punter"):

    taker (one who takes a bet or wager)

    caller (the bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands)

    Derivation:

    punt (place a bet on)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    (football) a person who kicks the football by dropping it from the hands and contacting it with the foot before it hits the groundplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("punter" is a kind of...):

    kicker (a player who kicks the football)

    Domain category:

    football; football game (any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal)

    Derivation:

    punt (kick the ball)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    Someone who propels a boat with a poleplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("punter" is a kind of...):

    boater; boatman; waterman (someone who drives or rides in a boat)

    Derivation:

    punt (propel with a pole)

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