puntistn.
/ˈpʌntɪst/, U.S. /ˈpən(t)ᵻst/ Now rare.
= punter n.2 2.
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society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > poler or punter
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1890 J. McCarthy Let. 31 Mar. in Our Bk. Memories (1912) xiii. 234 [He] is a capital landlord and a most popular man, the champion puntist of the Thames and a brilliant athlete.
1894 Daily News 1 Sept. 6/4 Our leading amateur lady puntist.
1904 Daily Chron. 9 July 7/6 The ever-increasing number of puntists to be seen afloat..on the Thames.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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