puncher
noun[C]
uk/ˈpʌn.tʃər/us/ˈpʌn.tʃɚ/punchernoun[C](PERSON)
someone whopunches(=hitsforcefullywiththeirfists)in aparticularkindof way,especiallyin thesportofboxing:
She hasquickhandsand is anaccuratepuncher.
He was one of the mostfearsomepunchers I hadeverseenin aboxingring.
- Lewis is a hard puncher and asophisticatedboxer.
- Theguyistough,strongand a good puncher.
- He was asavagepuncher with eitherhandand wassuperblyconditionedeverytimehesteppedinto thering.
Fighting sports
- aikido
- all-in wrestling
- arm-wrestling
- bantamweight
- black belt
- feint
- foil
- full nelson
- grappler
- gumshield
- half nelson
- outfight
- prizefight
- prizefighter
- pugilist
- pugilistic
- punch-drunk
- punchbag
- southpaw
- wrestling
punchernoun[C](DEVICE)
adeviceforpunchingholesin asurfaceormaterial(=cuttingholesin something bypushingapieceofmetalinto or through it):
Each puncher makes a differentshapedhole.
Thecupboardwasstuffedfullofpaper,staplers,holepunchers,paperclipsandtape.
Compare
hole punch
- Skinsampleswere taken with amedicalbiopsypuncher.
- Voters use aspecialholepuncher tomarkaspotby thenameof thepersontheywanttoelect.
Judaism
- bar mitzvah
- bat mitzvah
- cantor
- Chanukah
- Halakha
- Hanukkah
- Jew
- Jewish
- Jewishness
- messiah
- mohel
- Orthodox Judaism
- paschal
- Passover
- synagogue
- Talmudic
- the ark
- the Talmud
- the Torah
- unkosher
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