punt ‧ er /ˈpʌntə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . British English informal someone who buys a product or service SYN customer
average/typical/ordinary punter
The technical details mean nothing to the average punter.
You need something to pull in the punters (=attract them) .
2 . British English informal someone who ↑ bet s on the result of a horse race etc
3 . the player who punts the ball in American football