Punter vs. Kicker — What's the Difference?

An open flatbottom boat with squared ends, used in shallow waters and usually propelled by a long pole.

One that kicks

A kick in which the ball is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground.

A sudden, surprising turn of events or ending; a twist.

To propel (a boat) with a pole.

A tricky or concealed condition; a pitfall

To carry in a punt.

A condition that imposes an automatic increase, as in a pension plan.

To go in a punt.

A small outboard motor.

To propel (a ball) by means of a punt.

One who kicks.

To execute a punt.

(sports) One who takes kicks.

(Informal) To cease doing something; give up

(American football) A placekicker: a player who kicks the football during free kicks, kick offs, field goals, and extra point tries.

(Games) To lay a bet against the bank, as in roulette.

(nautical) The kicking strap.

Chiefly British Slang To gamble.

An outboard motor.

One who bets (punts) against the bank.

(colloquial) An unexpected situation, detail or circumstance, often unpleasant, serving as a punchline or clincher.

One who oars or poles a punt (pontoon).

(finance) An enticement for investors, e.g. warranty added to the investment contract.

One who punts a football.

(poker) An unpaired card which is part of a pair, two pair, or three of a kind poker hand.

One who gambles. See speculator.

(journalism) Small text above a headline that indicates the topic of the story.

A customer of a commercial establishment, frequently of a pub or (alternatively) of a prostitute.

(journalism) The last one or two paragraphs of a story.

(climbing) A beginner or unskilled climber.

(journalism) lead-in

The person who keeps score in basset or ombre.

A lighthearted or humorous item used to round off a news broadcast.

(Scotland) A person who trades with a gang but is not a gang member.

(printing) A device that periodically displaces a newspaper from the print production line, to aid in gathering the newspapers into fixed-size bundles.

(internet slang) A program used to forcibly disconnect another user from a chat room.

(sports) A launch ramp.

One who punts; specifically, one who plays against the banker or dealer, as in baccara and faro.

(prison slang) The fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine".

One who punts a football; also, one who propels a punt.

(informal) A relaxed party.

A scalper.

A backlight positioned at an angle.

Someone who propels a boat with a pole

(pinball) A rubber pad that propels the ball away upon impact, like a bumper, but usually a horizontal side of a wall.

(football) a person who kicks the football by dropping it from the hands and contacting it with the foot before it hits the ground

(performance art) A practitioner of the kicking performance art.

Someone who bets

A complainer.

A particular type of Texan who is associated with country/western attire, attitudes, and/or philosophy.

One who, or that which, kicks.

A fact, condition, or circumstance, sometimes concealed or not obvious, which reduces or eliminates the benefit of an apparently advantageous situation; a joker{5}; as, under the Soviet system, bread was good and cheap, but the kicker was that you waited in line for hours to get any, if it was available.

An unforeseen added expense or additional cost; as, the printer was cheap, but the special paper it needed was an expensive kicker.

A player who kicks the football