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- [puhn-ster]
- /ˈpʌn stər/
- /ˈpʌn.stə(r)/
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- [puhn-ster]
- /ˈpʌn stər/
Definitions of punster word
- noun punster a person who makes puns frequently. 1
- noun punster a person who is fond of making puns, esp one who makes a tedious habit of this 0
- noun punster a person who habitually makes, or is fond of making, puns 0
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Origin of punster
First appearance:
before 1690 One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1690-1700; pun + -ster
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Parts of speech for Punster
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
punster popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
punster usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for punster
noun punster
- banana — Bananas are long curved fruit with yellow skins.
- cutup — a person who clowns, plays practical jokes, etc. to attract attention
- funster — a person who creates or seeks fun, as a comedian or reveler.
- kidder — to talk or deal jokingly with; banter; jest with: She is always kidded about her accent.
- life of the party — most lively, outgoing person
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