ticket-puncher

noun

Someone who punches a ticket; usually, an employee on a train who punches (validates) passengers' tickets.

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Meanings

nounticket-puncher (plural ticket-punchers)

plural ticket-punchers · alternative ticket puncher

  1. literallySomeone who punches a ticket; usually, an employee on a train who punches (validates) passengers' tickets.
  2. figurativelySomeone who places someone else or themselves in a position in order to succeed.
  3. figurativelySomeone who maims or kills someone else.
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APA

ticket-puncher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ticket-puncher

MLA

“ticket-puncher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ticket-puncher. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ticket-puncher,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ticket-puncher.

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