chiefly British
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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 Missouri football filled a gap in its scarce specialist room Monday with the addition of transfer punter John Butcher as a preferred walk-on, Butcher announced on X. Butcher makes the move from Grossmont College in El Cajon, California. Amelia Hurley, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025 Tackling in the open space is a big part of that improvement, but Collins said tackling will improve overall as senior punter James Ferguson-Reynolds gets more comfortable with improving hang time on his kicks. Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2025 At Dodge City, Wilhoit averaged 43.3 yards to rank as the top punter in the junior-college rankings. Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025 Former starting punter Mitch McCarthy entered the transfer portal in the offseason, leaving UCF without experienced at the position. Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for punter
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  • Netflix, the world’s leading subscription-video streamer, has more than 300 million customers worldwide.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Silva's customers, such as Target and Costco, have paused over $16 million worth of orders in the last couple of weeks.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
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  • Some of his other clients included Hall of Famers Ronnie Lott and Jim Plunkett.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
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    Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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  • But imagine a different encounter than the one in the gallery, in front of pictures mostly painted for private patrons.
    Jason Farago, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Starbucks reverses open-door policy: Buy something or leave Customer cites ‘gray area’ and ‘human element’ to Starbucks pool of patrons Cat Wack, 35, lives in the Glen Allen, Virginia area, about 14 miles northwest of Richmond, the state capital.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
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  • The Coastal Communities Concert Band is under the direction of guest conductor Bruce Mansfield, D.M.A. Mansfield is an associate professor of music and director of bands at Point Loma Nazarene University, having joined the PLNU faculty after a 22-year career as a U.S. Navy musician.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The celebration in honor of the band’s acceptance at Essentially Ellington will start early with a sendoff concert, featuring guest saxophonist John Wojciechowski, at 4 p.m. on May 4 at Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church, 10805 Main St., Huntley.
    Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Punter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punter. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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