punter

Plural: punters

Noun

• One who punts; a person who gambles.
• someone who propels a boat with a pole
• (football) a person who kicks the football by dropping it from the hands and contacting it with the foot before it hits the ground
• someone who bets
• One who rows or poles a punt (pontoon).
• One who punts a football.
• A program used to forcibly disconnect another user from a chat room.
• One who bets (punts) against the bank.
• One who gambles or bets.
• A customer of a commercial establishment, frequently of a pub or (alternatively) of a prostitute.
• A beginner or unskilled climber.
• The person who keeps score in basset or ombre.
• A person who trades with a gang but is not a gang member.

Examples

• As a strategic punter, he carefully calculated the risks of leaving open a triple word score.

Synonyms

better, bettor, wagerer, ;, Jane, all-nighter, curb crawler, fare, gonk, jane, jockey, john, kerb crawler, monger, muttonmonger, pubber, pubgoer, punter, score, short-timer, steamer, trick, wapping cove, whoremaster, whoremonger