puncher

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UK/ˈpʌn.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/US/ˈpʌn.t͡ʃɚ/

noun

A person who punches (in a specified manner).

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punchcowpunchercowpokecowhandcowherd
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Meanings

nounpuncher (plural punchers)

plural punchers

  1. in compoundsoftenA person who punches (in a specified manner).
  2. A person who keys data into a computer system.
  3. A device for punching something, such as tickets.

    This sewing machine works like a ticket puncher or a pair of pliers. Squeezing the two hand grips together operates the needle and the thread and material feeds.

    1949, Popular Science, volume 155, number 6, page 112

    Synonyms: punch

  4. USslangA cowpuncher; a cowboy.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA device for punching something, such as tickets.

Similar
punch

More synonyms by meaning

nouna hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

Similar
cowpunchercowpokecowhandcowherd
Broader
ranch hand

nouna tool for making holes or indentations

Similar
punch
Broader
tool
Also see
cowhandcowherdcowpokecowpuncherpunch

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From punch + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with puncher

crunchermuncherbuncherbruncherhuncherluncherscruncher
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Anagrams

Rucphenunperchrepunch
Cite this entry
APA

puncher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puncher

MLA

“puncher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puncher. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “puncher,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puncher.

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