punter
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++punt·er /ˈpʌntə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 1 British English informalBBTBUY someone who buys a product or service 顾客 SYN customeraverage/typical/ordinary punter The technical details mean nothing to the average punter. 技术上的细节对普通客户来说没有意义。 You need something to pull in the punters (=attract them). 你需要有些东西来吸引顾客。2. British English informalDLG someone who bets on the result of a horse race etc 〔赛马等的〕赌徒3. DSAthe player who punts the ball in American football 〔美式橄榄球中的〕碰踢手
Examples from the Corpus
punter• This means a punter can follow the price movements himself, or obtain up to date prices from his stockbroker.• Angry punters demonstrated on the course after the first race, while negotiations went on between track officials and the Tote workers.• Gold Cup punter found dead after drinking spree.• To many ordinary punters, he's simply the most irritating man in pop.• The political punter, though, bets more with his heart than his head.• And so the image is important: it keeps the punters on the hook.• But it's a good bet that this punter will be back on the course next year.average/typical/ordinary punter• To many ordinary punters, he's simply the most irritating man in pop.• In fact, there's so much bonding on stage that it would make the average punter slightly sick.• Here, Christie's tightly produced specialist sales are aimed at the discerning buyer to the exclusion of the average punter.• The typical punter is a lot more naive than licensed dealers let on.From Longman Business Dictionarypunterpunt‧er /ˈpʌntə-ər/ noun [countable] British English informal1a person who tries to make money buying and selling shares etc on a financial marketSuch privatisations are aimed more at the general punter than the industrial investor.punters on the commodities and futures markets2a customer or clientWe try to give the punters what they want.For the average punter the most important thing is the price.punt·er nounChineseSyllable
someone product Corpus or who a buys service Business
punter
punt‧er /ˈpʌntə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
1. British English informal someone who buys a product or service
SYN customer
average/typical/ordinary punter
The technical details mean nothing to the average punter.
You need something to pull in the punters (=attract them).
2. British English informal someone who bets on the result of a horse race etc
3. the player who punts the ball in American football
punt‧er /ˈpʌntə $ -ər/
noun [countable]1. British English informal someone who buys a product or service
SYN customer
average/typical/ordinary punter
2. British English informal someone who bets on the result of a horse race etc
3. the player who punts the ball in American football