[puhnt] 
| 1. | Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground. Compare drop kick, place kick. |
| 2. | a small, shallow boat having a flat bottom and square ends, usually used for short outings on rivers or lakes and propelled by poling. |
| 3. | Football. to kick (a dropped ball) before it touches the ground. |
| 4. | to propel (a small boat) by thrusting against the bottom of a lake or stream, esp. with a pole. |
| 5. | to convey in or as if in a punt. |
| 6. | to punt a football. |
| 7. | to propel a boat by thrusting a pole against the bottom of a river, stream, or lake. |
| 8. | to travel or have an outing in a punt. |
| 9. | Informal. to equivocate or delay: If they ask you for exact sales figures, you'll have to punt. |
[puhnt] | 1. | Cards. to lay a stake against the bank, as at faro. |
| 2. | Slang. to gamble, esp. to bet on horse races or other sporting events. |
| 3. | Cards. a person who lays a stake against the bank. |
| punt 1 (pŭnt) n. An open flatbottom boat with squared ends, used in shallow waters and usually propelled by a long pole. v. punt·ed, punt·ing, punts v. tr.
To go in a punt. [Probably Middle English *punt, from Old English punt, from Latin pontō, pontoon, flatbottom boat, from pōns, pont-, bridge; see pent- in Indo-European roots.] punt'er n. |
| punt 2 (pŭnt) n. A kick in which the ball is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground. v. punt·ed, punt·ing, punts v. tr. To propel (a ball) by means of a punt. v. intr.
[Perhaps from dialectal punt, to strike, push, perhaps alteration of bunt.] punt'er n. |
| punt 3 (pŭnt) intr.v. punt·ed, punt·ing, punts
[French ponter, from obsolete pont, past participle of pondre, to put (obsolete), to lay an egg, from Old French, to lay an egg, from Latin pōnere; see apo- in Indo-European roots.] punt'er n. |
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Punter
1. A trader who hopes to make quick profits. Basically, another term for "speculator".
2. A British and Australian term for one who gambles, a bettor.
Investopedia Commentary
A punter's approach is to speculate rather than invest. Thus, punters aren't concerned with the fundamentals of an investment instead, they attempt to make a quick profit by selling to somebody else at a higher price. Punters speculate in any market, but especially like options, futures and forex because of the leverage.
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Also spelled: speculator