punster
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- noun
- /ˈpʌnstər/
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jugador de palabras
- 'If I were a postmodernist punster,' said Gillian, 'I would make something of Hagia Sophia.
Examples
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Not only was she an incorrigible punster, there was a level of verbal vandalism she just couldn't resist.
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Oh, a punster, eh?
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The punster should be punished.
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Well, I can see you've all learned rule number six: Never speak well of another punster and never laugh at his puns.
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I'm quite a punster.
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Xopher, #34: TOOLONG (throwing a handful of peanuts at the punster)
Blog text (11) -
At the party, everyone laughed at the clever jokes of the punster.
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As a dedicated punster, she always found a way to make her friends laugh with wordplay.
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The punster entertained the crowd with a series of witty puns throughout the evening.
Synonyms
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A person who often makes other people laugh
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A person who often makes short funny or sarcastic remarks
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A person who makes jokes to make others laugh
A person who often makes short clever remarks
A person who often says short clever comments to make people laugh
How Punny
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word punster comes from pun ('a joke using words') and the ending -ster ('a person who does something'), like in youngster or songster. So a punster is simply someone who often makes puns, usually in a playful or excessive way.