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Meaning of "punner" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUNNER

punner  [ˈpʌnə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUNNER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Punner is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PUNNER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pun

The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play that suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use of homophonic, homographic, metonymic, or metaphorical language. A pun differs from a malapropism in that a malapropism uses an incorrect expression that alludes to another expression, but a pun uses a correct expression that alludes to another expression. Henri Bergson defined a pun as a sentence or utterance in which "the same sentence appears to offer two independent meanings, but it is only an appearance; in reality there are two different sentences made up of different words, but claiming to be one and the same because both have the same sound". Puns may be regarded as in-jokes or idiomatic constructions, given that their usage and meaning are entirely local to a particular language and its culture. For example, "Camping is intense." Puns are used to create humor and sometimes require a large vocabulary to understand.

Definition of punner in the English dictionary

The definition of punner in the dictionary is a person or a thing that packs by pounding.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUNNER


baserunner
ˈbeɪsˌrʌnə
Corunna
kəˈrʌnə
dharna
ˈdʌnə
forerunner
ˈfɔːˌrʌnə
frontrunner
ˈfrʌntˌrʌnə
gunner
ˈɡʌnə
gunrunner
ˈɡʌnrʌnə
oner
ˈwʌnə
outrunner
ˈaʊtˌrʌnə
roadrunner
ˈrəʊdˌrʌnə
rumrunner
ˈrʌmrʌnə
runner
ˈrʌnə
sadhana
ˈsɑːdʌnə
scunner
ˈskʌnə
stunner
ˈstʌnə
Sunna
ˈsʌnə
tonner
ˈtʌnə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUNNER

punk
punk rock
punk rocker
punka
punkah
punker
punkey
punkish
punky
punned
punnet
punning
punningly
punny
punster
punt
Punta Arenas
Punta Gallinas
punter
punties

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUNNER

banner
blockade runner
blue runner
Bow Street runner
cunner
distance runner
do a runner
drug runner
dunner
front runner
machine gunner
marathon runner
middle-distance runner
nonrunner
rear gunner
relay runner
scarlet runner
shotgunner
shunner
table runner
tree runner

Synonyms and antonyms of punner in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «punner» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUNNER

Find out the translation of punner to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of punner from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «punner» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

punner
570 millions of speakers

English

punner
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

punner
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

punner
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

punner
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

punner
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খুঁটি ব স্তম্ভের চতুর্দিকে মাটি ঠাসিয়া আটকাইবার যন্ত্র বিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

punner
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Punner
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

punner
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

punner
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

punner
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Punner
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

punner
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

punner
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पंचर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

punner
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

punner
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

punner
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

punner
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

punner
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σφυράκι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

punner
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

punner
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

punner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of punner

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUNNER»

The term «punner» is normally little used and occupies the 150.109 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUNNER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «punner» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «punner» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about punner

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUNNER»

Discover the use of punner in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to punner and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Putnam's Monthly Magazine of American Literature, Science ...
I was now so perfectly satisfied with our good Armageddon that I resolved to introduce my friend Punner to him. Under a promise of secrecy, I gave an account of the Exterminator to Punch. who, as I expected, expressed, even to enthusiasm,  ...
‎1857
2
Putnam's Magazine: Original Papers on Literature, Science, ...
I was now so perfectly satisfied with our good Armageddon that I resolved to introduce my friend Punner to him. Under a promise of secrecy, I gave an account of the Exterminator to Punch, who,- as I expected, expressed, even to enthusiasm , ...
‎1868
3
Putnam's Monthly
I was now so perfectly satisfied with our good Armageddon that I resolved to introduce my friend Punner to him. Under a promise of secrecy, I gave an account of the Exterminator to Punch, who, as I expected, expressed, even to enthusiasm,  ...
‎1857
4
Dictionary Of Civil Engineering
Punching shear is prevented by thickening the base or enlarging the foot of the column so that the shear stress (assumed uniform) round the perimeter of the column does not exceed twice the allowable shear stress in concrete. punner ( 1 ) ...
John S. Scott, 1992
5
Kapstone
THE MAD PUNNER HAS MORE LOVE FOR THE USAGE OF LANGUAGE THAN YOU'LL EVER BE ACCUSED OF...IN TRUTH YOU ARE REFERRING TO MODERNE AMERICAN...& AFTER WHAT THAT'S DONE TO THE GAELIC... WELL ...
w. r. wolf, 2013
6
Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark ...
525-481.000. Pulimax AB: See — Jilsen, Per Q., 5,295,938, CL 483-29.000. Punner, Jens: See— Andjelic, Milan; Punner, Jens; and Lampe, Siegfried, 5,295,775, CI. 412-2.000. Purdy Neat Things Company: See — Latshaw, Ricky, 5,295,565, ...
‎1994
7
All Men Work 'Til Die
April 15th 1943 Repairs again, Some silly idiot was working behind me using a large tamping punner weighing about twenty five pounds he caught one side of it on a stone which caused the handle to swing over and clout my hip bone, This ...
Dick Wilkins
8
A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous or Parallel ...
Chastisement, correction, discipline, penalty. Punitive, a. Penal. Punk, n. 1. Prostitute, STRUMPET . 2. Touchwood, spunk, agaric, amadou, German tinder. Punner, n. PUNSTER. Punster, n. Punner, quibbler. Puny, a. 1. Weak, feeble, inferior.
Richard Soule, 1938
9
Aid to Passing C.P.A. Section 1: Law (Revised Edition)
In order that the trench might be adequately fenced and guarded they put a a punner hammer across the pavement to stop pedestrians from walking along it. The plaintiff who was blind, while on his way unaccompanied to work in the morning ...
Ashiq Hussein
10
Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories: In ...
Palampur — P.C. 14 — Maniara in Baijnath K.C, Palampur, municipality and P. Cs. 8 — Bandla, 9 — Kandi, 1 0 — Chachian, 1 7 — Sidhpur Rani (Rural), 1 8 — Saloh, 1 9 — Punner, 20 — Bhawama, 22 — Bagora, 23 — Lahla and 24 — Paror ...
Gopal K. Bhargava, S. C. Bhatt, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUNNER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term punner is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Artificial Intelligence is a Joke
... required to communicate the joke: loud enough to supersede the thrashing rays but low enough to avoid attracting onlookers who might pummel the punner. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
CoVantage hosts 'Mad City Money' at West Iron
... and to community volunteers: Punner Franzene and Barbara Benson- Stafford with U.P Riverland, Marla Shamion with State Farm Insurance, Kathy Miatech ... «Iron Mountain Daily News, Jul 15»
3
Chris Taylor, Joe Beimel called up, Austin Jackson to DL
If you are interested you should definitely read this Fanpost from noted excellent writer and bad Star Wars punner Eric Blankenship. If the team wants to try it on ... «Lookout Landing, May 15»
4
Sea lion strandings on San Diego beaches reach record numbers
During the 2:45 p.m. sea lion interim show on March 20, SeaWorld trainer Kelly Punner said, “530 marine mammals, double what we usually rescue in an entire ... «San Diego Community Newspaper Group, Mar 15»
5
SeaWorld suspends sea lion show
#"The future of our local Sea Lion population is really up in the air," said trainer Kelly Punner in a recent interview. "Already this year, we've rescued twice as ... «San Diego Reader, Mar 15»
6
How to deal with people engaged in loud phone conversations on …
KEN Nicholson, meanwhile, sends in a provocative entry: The Loneliness of The Long-Distance Punner - the tragic biopic of a Herald Diarist. We're not sure ... «Herald Scotland, Dec 14»
7
Open Championship 2014: Dave Tindall's diary from the final day at …
... Clubhouse Band and, as a nice twist, LPGA Tour star and ESPN commentator Dottie somehow saw it and tweeted me and the champion punner her approval. «SkySports, Jul 14»
8
George Takei in Seattle Pride Parade: 15 reasons to celebrate
He's a vocal gay-rights advocate, a silly punner, hilarious Amazon reviewer and eloquent speaker about his family's experience with the Japanese-American ... «seattlepi.com, Jun 14»
9
Spencer Christian Returns to 'GMA'
Some of you may not know that Spencer is a master punner. Oh, yeah. I feel like I should be painting on the easle. Here in Holland, they say Hara. But no matter ... «ABC News, Jun 14»
10
Alles reine Nervensache
Neben Holger Sommer und Robert Steuerwald gehören noch Rudi Stühlske (68 Jahre), Susanne Punner (30), Angelika Masurat (57), Wolfgang Bartelt (46) und ... «Derwesten.de, May 14»

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