Puncher

punch ¹  (pnch)

n.

1. A tool for circular or other piercing: a leather punch.

2. A tool for forcing a pin, bolt, or rivet in or out of a hole.

3. A tool for stamping a design on a surface.

4. A tool for making a countersink.

intr. & tr.v. punched, punch·ing, punch·es

To use a punch or use a punch on.

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[Middle English pounce, punche, from Old French poinçon, ponchon; see puncheon¹. V., from Middle English pouncen, punchen, to prick, from Old French poinçoner, ponchoner, to emboss with a punch; see punch².]

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puncher n.

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punch ²  (pnch)

tr.v. punched, punch·ing, punch·es

1. To hit with a sharp blow of the fist.

2.

a. To poke or prod with a stick.

b. Western U.S. To herd (cattle).

3. To depress (a key or button, for example) in order to activate a device or perform an operation: punched the "repeat" key; punched in the number on the computer.

4. Baseball To hit (a ball) with a quick short swing.

n.

1. A blow with the fist.

2. Vigor or drive. See Synonyms at vigor.

Phrasal Verbs:

punch in

To check in formally at a job upon arrival.

punch out

1. To check out formally at a job upon departure.

2. To knock unconscious with a punch.

3. Slang To eject from a military aircraft.

Idiom:

beat to the punch

To make the first decisive move: a marketing team that beat all the competitors to the punch.

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[Middle English punchen, to thrust, prod, prick, from Old French poinçonner, ponchonner, to emboss with a punch, from poinçon, ponchon, pointed tool; see puncheon¹.]

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punchless adj.

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punch ³  (pnch)

n.

A beverage of fruit juices and sometimes a soft drink or carbonated water, often spiced and mixed with a wine or liquor base.

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[Perhaps from Hindi pañc, five, from Sanskrit pañca (from its originally having been prepared from five ingredients); see penk^we in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	puncher - a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback cowboy, cowhand, cowherd, cowman, cowpoke, cowpuncher, cattleman buckaroo, buckeroo, vaquero - local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California) cowgirl - a woman cowboy gaucho - a cowboy of the South American pampas horse wrangler, wrangler - a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses ranch hand - a hired hand on a ranch roper - a cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle or horses
	2.	puncher - someone who delivers punches boxer, pugilist - someone who fights with his fists for sport
	3.	puncher - a tool for making holes or indentations punch center punch - a tool with a conical point that is used to make indentations in metal (especially to mark points for drilling) punch pliers - punch consisting of pliers for perforating paper or leather tool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation