punter

Definitions  ·  Examples  ·  Pronunciations  ·  Etymologies  ·  Related  ·  Statistics  ·  Comments  · 
“
"I think that their punter is the MVP of the game," Colts running back Dominic Rhodes said.

View all »
Definitions (9)

Toggle American Heritage definitions American Heritage Dictionary

Toggle Century definitions Century Dictionary (3)

  1. One who fishes or hunts in a punt. He … caught more fish in an hour than all the rest of the punters did in three. T. Hook, Gilbert Gurney, iii.
  2. One who punts a boat. Wherever you go, you see the long, straight boat with its passengers luxuriously outstretched on the cushions in the stern, the punter walking from the bow and pusbing on his long pole. The Century, XXXVIII. 488.
  3. One who marks the points in the game of basset; a marker. There used to be grown men in London who loved … to accompany lads to the gaming-table, and perhaps have an understanding with the punters. Thackeray, Virginians, xxx. (Davies.) Some of the punters are professional gamblers, others are mere general swindlers. Fortnightly Rev., N. S., XXXIX. 324.

Toggle GNU Webster definitions GNU Webster's 1913 (3)

Toggle WordNet definitions WordNet (3)

Toggle elsewhere links Elsewhere on the web

View all »
Examples (50)

  • You will be surprised when I tell you that Richard is our most valuable punter, and has lost this year full as much as his share of the winnings of the Bank; and as he would not agree to my having a larger share, I have no great remorse in taking his money. —  George Selwyn: His Letters and His Life
  • "I think that their punter is the MVP of the game," Colts running back Dominic Rhodes said. —  Nashuatelegraph.com local, state, business and sports news
  • He also served as the team's punter, averaging more than 40 yards per punt. —  The Michigan Daily
  • Yes the running into the punter was awfull but the steelers were being held all night —  Blog updates
  • Will Hagerup of Whitefish Bay (WI) Whitefish Bay H.S. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound punter is the younger brother of current Hoosier —  Florida Gators Football: GatorBait.net -- Florida Football Headlines
More examples »
 

Tags

Sign up or sign in to add tags.

Stats

This word has been looked up 78 times.

stop updating
On Twitter

Photos from

flickr images
 

Pronunciations
Record your own »

If you'd like to prod us on getting a pronunciation for this word, sign in (or sign up) and let us know.

Charts
frequency chart

Bubble size: how much this word was used in a year

Bubble height: used more or less than expected, vs. all uses evenly distributed

You can expect to see this word about once a month.

Recently looked up

Die · corduroys · syndicating · tonsure · Shepard

Recent Favorites

pygopagus · sanglant · Astacus · sweetbread · qualms

Recent Pronunciations

ultimatum · pew · deadpool · sad panda · nom nom nom