puncher
One who strikes
A puncher is someone or something that punches.
The word most often describes a person who throws punches in a fight or a tool that makes holes: a ticket puncher, a hole puncher.
In ranching, a puncher is short for cowpuncher—a cowboy who prods cattle: The old puncher had worked ranches his whole life.
Successful contact or strike
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- blowMove air forcefully
- forceStrength or compulsion
- powerEnergy transfer rate
thrust · knockout · wallop · slug · smash · thump · whack · clout
Combat sport competitor
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
- ringClosed curve shape
- jabQuick, straight blow
- hookCurved catching device
uppercut · knockout · sparring · heavyweight · bout · fight · rounds · cornerman
hit
Successful contact or strike
power · thrust · knockout · wallop · slug · smash · thump · whack · clout · bash
boxer
Combat sport competitor
hook · uppercut · knockout · sparring · heavyweight · bout · fight · rounds · cornerman · trainer
cowboy
Mounted cattle herder
drive · roundup · lasso · branding · saddle · chaps · stockman · trail · prairie · stampede
paper
Pressed pulp for writing
- binderDevice securing loose pages
- loose-leafPages designed for rearrangement
- punchcardPerforated data storage medium
grommet · eyelet · ticket · conductor · leather · belt · gasket · die-cut · rotary · pliers
punchercounterpuncher
One who retaliates strategically
boxer · slickster · technician · runner · clincher
- fruit punchMixed juice beverage
- punch lineJoke's culminating moment
- punching bagSuspended striking target
- pack a punchPossess considerable force
- roll with the punchesCope with adversity flexibly
- sucker punchUnanticipated strike without warning
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