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ˈpʌn stərpun·ster

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. punsternoun

    someone overly fond of making puns

Wiktionary

  1. punsternoun

    A person who likes to make puns.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Punsternoun

    A quibbler; a low wit who endeavours at reputation by double meaning.

    Etymology: from pun.

    His mother was cousin to Mr. Swan, gamester and punster of London. Scriblerus Club .

Wikipedia

  1. punster

    A pun, also known as paronomasia, is a form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term, 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 figurative language. A pun differs from a malapropism in that a malapropism is an incorrect variation on a correct expression, while a pun involves expressions with multiple (correct or fairly reasonable) interpretations. Puns may be regarded as in-jokes or idiomatic constructions, especially as their usage and meaning are usually specific to a particular language or its culture. Puns have a long history in human writing. For example, the Roman playwright Plautus was famous for his puns and word games.

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  1. punster

    A punster is a person who often uses puns, or plays on words, in their conversation or writing. They enjoy making jokes by exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or words that sound similar but have different meanings.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Punsternoun

    one who puns, or is skilled in, or given to, punning; a quibbler; a low wit

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Punster

    pun′stėr, n. one who makes puns.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of punster in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of punster in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


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