Meaning of punter in English

punter
noun [ C ]
us
/ˈpʌn.t̬ɚ/ uk
/ˈpʌn.tər/

punter noun [C] (GAMBLER)

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UK
a person who gambles (= risks money guessing the result of something):
Bookmakers are offering punters odds of 6–1 on the horse Red Devil winning the race.
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Gambling & bookmaking
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punter noun [C] (CUSTOMER)

UK informal
a customer; a user of services or buyer of goods:
Many hotels are offering discounts in an attempt to attract punters/pull in the punters.
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a person who buys something
  • shopperHoliday shoppers mobbed the sale.
  • customerStores were lowering prices to attract more customers.
  • punterUK The shop's running a raffle to pull in the punters.
  • patronShe's been a regular patron of the diner for years.
  • consumerConsumers did not spend as much last quarter as analysts predicted.
  • buyerWe haven't found a buyer for the house yet.
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UK slang
a person who uses the services of a prostitute
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People who buy things
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punter noun [C] (BOAT)

a person who travels in a punt
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People who work on boats & ships
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(Definition of punter from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

punter | Business English

punter
noun [ C ]
  COMMERCE   UK informal
uk
/ˈpʌntər/ us
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a customer:
Many hotels are offering discounts in an attempt to attract punters.
We're hoping our summer sale will pull in the punters.
FINANCE
someone who buys and sells shares on a financial market in an attempt to make money:
Excited punters placed numerous buying orders for the shares.
(Definition of punter from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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in Chinese (Traditional)
賭博者, 消費者, 顧客…
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赌博者, 消费者, 顾客…
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apostador, apostadora, cliente…
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apostador, apostadora, freguês…
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