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punter

punter

9.1
A person who uses a long pole to move a flat boat on shallow water
  • noun
  • /ˈpʌntə/
  • UK
translation icon : barquero
  • The punter skillfully maneuvered the boat along the winding river using a long pole.

Examples

  • A seasoned punter knows how to use the pole effectively to navigate shallow waters.

  • On sunny days, many punters glide through the calm waters of the lake, enjoying the scenery.

  • The little punters are on their way.

    The Stud (1978)

  • Imagine my anger when the first response to Petra's blog on Punter Planet (Australian forum) was from a guy who said that "this is not the right avenue" for such posts and "bleating about it (the incident) in a blog is not going to do anything, except breach discretion!

    Blog text (14)

Synonyms

poler
vspunter
8.7

A person who moves a boat by pushing a pole against the bottom of a river or canal

is specific to moving flat bottomed boats in shallow rivers
polesman
vspunter
8.1

A person who moves a boat by pushing with a long pole, often in shallow water

focuses on propelling flat bottomed boats rather than steering them

Surface Forms

punter singular
punters plural

Morphology

punter = punt (transparent) = punt + er

Agentive '-er' is transparently added to the verb 'punt' forming 'one who punts' in each sense.

Etymology

Punter comes from the verb punt, which means 'to push' a flat-bottomed boat along with a long pole, so a punter is the person who stands in the boat and pushes it down the river.