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noun

puncher

a person who strikes with the fist, or a tool for stamping holes

In a sentence

Six example sentences with puncher, each labelled with its topic.

  • The gym's best puncher hits the heavy bag so hard the chain rattles, though the coach keeps telling him to work on footwork.

    Fitness

  • The office ordered a three-hole puncher for every desk after the binder project turned into a weekly ritual.

    Business

  • Before keyboards, a card puncher stamped each instruction into stiff paper as a pattern of holes the machine could read.

    History

  • The boxing film's hero is a slow but heavy puncher, and every training montage tries to teach him speed.

    Movies

  • In the fighting game the big puncher trades speed for damage, so patient players wait for one clean opening.

    Gaming

  • The conductor's ticket puncher clicked twice, leaving a star shaped hole that proved we had paid for the whole route.

    Travel

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