punter

chiefly British
1
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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“Punter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punter. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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