puncher
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puncher (plural punchers)
- (often in combination) A person who punches (in a specified manner).
- A person who keys data into a computer system.
- A device for punching something, such as tickets.
- Synonym: punch
- 1949, Popular Science, volume 155, number 6, page 112:
- This sewing machine works like a ticket puncher or a pair of pliers. Squeezing the two hand grips together operates the needle and the thread and material feeds.
- (US, slang) A cowpuncher; a cowboy.