noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
average
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Here, Christie's tightly produced specialist sales are aimed at the discerning buyer to the exclusion of the average punter .
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In fact, there's so much bonding on stage that it would make the average punter slightly sick.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And so the image is important: it keeps the punters on the hook.
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Angry punters demonstrated on the course after the first race, while negotiations went on between track officials and the Tote workers.
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But it's a good bet that this punter will be back on the course next year.
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Gold Cup punter found dead after drinking spree.
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The political punter , though, bets more with his heart than his head.
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This means a punter can follow the price movements himself, or obtain up to date prices from his stockbroker.
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To many ordinary punters, he's simply the most irritating man in pop.