punter
/ˈpʌntə(r)/noun
उच्चारण पन्टर
ग्राहक, खरीदार
Core word
noun
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[C] British, informal
a person who buys or uses a particular product or service; a customer
ग्राहक, खरीदार
- The new menu should bring in more punters.
- Ordinary punters will not pay these prices.
- The pub was full of punters on match night.
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- The shop offers a free gift to every punter.
- Punters were disappointed by the poor show.
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[C] British, informal
a person who bets money on a race or an event
सट्टा लगाने वाला, दाँव लगाने वाला
- Punters lost heavily when the favourite fell at the last fence.
- The punter placed a bet on a horse and lost.
- Punters crowded around the horse before the race.
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- The punter lost a week's wages on one bet.
- Many punters were sure the outsider would win.
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[C]
a person who moves a flat boat along a river by pushing a long pole against the bottom
(लग्गी से) नाव खेने वाला
- Punters glided along the river in Cambridge.
- The punter pushed the boat away from the bank with his pole.
- A punter stood at the back of the flat boat and steered it with a pole.
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- Tourists watched the punter guide the boat under the bridge.
- The punter stopped to let another boat pass.