Punter
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The word punter may refer to:
- A legend as in Andrew Punter, the legend
- Someone who uses a Punt (boat).
- Punter (football position), a position in American or Canadian football
- The Punters, a traditional Newfoundland music group.
- A player in the game of Baccarat.
- Punter (protocol), a file-transfer protocol.
- Ricky Ponting aka "Punter", Australian cricket legend.
- Christopher Ponton aka "Punter", famous Canberra, Australia socialite, basketball coach. Died of overdose 5/12/2006.
In slang or colloquial use:
- In British English, a customer of a business, the usage being primarily found in London and Essex.
- In both British and Australian English, a gambler, particularly an amateur betting on horse racing.
- Punter also means a "dude" in Hindi. For example "Punter hai re ekdum", meaning "He is a cool dude".
- A beginner skier or snowboarder or one with particularly bad style.