Definition
A person who bets or gambles, especially on sports; also someone who propels a boat with a long pole (British).
Etymology
From the verb 'punt,' possibly from Latin 'punctum' (point or score), or from the boating context. In betting, someone who takes bets is a 'bookie,' while someone who makes bets is a 'punter.'
Kelly Says
British punters literally punt boats down rivers with poles, while American punters are famous in football—the same word covers someone operating a boat and someone kicking a ball, showing how regional meanings of words can diverge wildly!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የምርጫ ተጫዋች
ye-mir-chia te-cha-wa-ch
ARالعربية
مراهن
mu-rah-in
BNবাংলা
ক্রিকেটার
kro-ke-ta-r
CACatalà
apostador
ah-poh-stah-dor
CSČeština
sázkař
saz-ka-rzh
DEDeutsch
Spieler
sh-pie-ler
ELΕλληνικά
Παίκτης
pa-ik-tis
ESEspañol
apuestador
ah-pway-stah-dor
FISuomi
pelaaja
peh-la-a-ja
HUMagyar
fogadó
foh-gah-doh
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjudi
pen-joo-dee
IGIG
onye na-agba
oh-nye na-ah-gba
ITItaliano
giocatore
zhoh-kah-tore
MSBahasa Melayu
pertaruhan
per-ta-ru-han
MYမြန်မာ
ပြိုင်ပွဲ သူ
pyo-in-peh-thu
NLNederlands
speler
spe-ler
PTPortuguês
apostador
ah-poh-stah-dor
RORomână
jucător
joo-ka-tor
SVSvenska
spelare
spe-la-reh
SWKiswahili
mchezaji
m-che-za-ji
TAதமிழ்
பந்தயக்காரர்
pan-thay-ka-rar
THไทย
นักพนัน
nak-pon-nan
TLTL
manlalaro
man-la-la-ro
TRTürkçe
bahisçi
bah-ish-chi
UKУкраїнська
гравець
hrav-ets
VITiếng Việt
người đặt cược
ngoo-ee dah-t-cuoc
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-li