- Punster
Punster (engl., spr. Pönnst'r), in England ein Witzling, welcher sich bes. der Wortspiele u. Calembours bedient.
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
Punster (engl., spr. Pönnst'r), in England ein Witzling, welcher sich bes. der Wortspiele u. Calembours bedient.
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
Punster — Pun ster, n. One who puns, or is skilled in, or given to, punning; a quibbler; a low wit. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
punster — [pun′stər] n. [see STER] a person who habitually makes, or is fond of making, puns: also punner … English World dictionary
punster — pun ► NOUN ▪ a joke exploiting the different meanings of a word or the fact that there are words of the same sound and different meanings. ► VERB (punned, punning) ▪ make a pun. DERIVATIVES punster noun. ORIGIN perhaps an abbreviation of obsolete … English terms dictionary
punster — noun Date: 1700 one who is given to punning … New Collegiate Dictionary
punster — /pun steuhr/, n. a person who makes puns frequently. [1690 1700; PUN + STER] * * * … Universalium
punster — noun A person who likes to make puns … Wiktionary
punster — Synonyms and related words: banana, burlesquer, caricaturist, clown, comedian, comic, cutup, epigrammatist, funnyman, gag writer, gagman, gagster, humorist, ironist, jester, joker, jokesmith, jokester, lampooner, madcap, parodist, prankster,… … Moby Thesaurus
punster — pun·ster || pÊŒnstÉ™(r) n. one who makes puns, one who makes plays on words … English contemporary dictionary
punster — n. Punner, quibbler, paragrammatist … New dictionary of synonyms
punster — noun (C) someone who makes puns (=jokes involving two words that sound similar) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English