Punter

['pʌntə] or ['pʌntɚ]

(noun.) (football) a person who kicks the football by dropping it from the hands and contacting it with the foot before it hits the ground.

(noun.) someone who propels a boat with a pole.

Checker: Rudolph--From WordNet

(v. t.) One who punts; specifically, one who plays against the banker or dealer, as in baccara and faro.

(n.) One who punts a football; also, one who propels a punt.

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He had lost just as much himself to Blackstone of the Hussars, and Count Punter of the Hanoverian Cavalry. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
She was at home with everybody in the place, pedlars, punters, tumblers, students and all. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.

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