punchers
Fists or tools
Punchers are people or things that punch.
A boxer is a puncher.
So is a ticket puncher—or the device that makes holes in paper, leather, or metal.
In ranching, a cow puncher is a cowboy, from the practice of prodding cattle.
Clock punchers are workers who mark time cards, often implying routine or uninspired labor.
Those who engage physically
- heavyweightsDominant figures in domain
- knockoutsWins by incapacitation
- jabsQuick, straight punches
- hooksCurved catching devices
uppercuts · gloves · ring · bouts · sparring · combinations · sluggers · welterweights
Ranch hands tending herds
- wranglersLivestock handlers on ranches
- droversLivestock transporters on foot
- ranchersLivestock farm operators
- herdersLivestock guardians and guides
roundups · stockmen · vaqueros · gauchos · cowhands · horseback · lassoing · branding
Those who direct ensembles
- awlsPointed hole-making tools
- diesStops being alive
- stampsPostal payment adhesives
- perforatorsTools that make holes
grommets · eyelets · rivets · crafters · leatherworkers · hand tools · cardstock · scrapbooking
fighters
Those who engage physically
- heavyweightsDominant figures in domain
- knockoutsWins by incapacitation
- jabsQuick, straight punches
hooks · uppercuts · gloves · ring · bouts · sparring · combinations · sluggers · welterweights · bantamweights
cowboys
Ranch hands tending herds
- wranglersLivestock handlers on ranches
- droversLivestock transporters on foot
- ranchersLivestock farm operators
herders · roundups · stockmen · vaqueros · gauchos · cowhands · horseback · lassoing · branding · mustangs
conductors
Those who direct ensembles
perforators · grommets · eyelets · rivets · crafters · leatherworkers · hand tools · cardstock · scrapbooking · pliers
puncherscounterpunchers
Boxers attacking after dodging
boxers · technicians · clinchers · runners · movers
punchersstaplers
Wire-driving paper fasteners
binders · fasteners · tape dispensers · paper clips · laminators
- roll with the punchesCope with adversity flexibly
- rolled with the punchesCoped with difficulties flexibly
- rolling with the punchesAccepting difficulties without resistance
- punched inRegistered work arrival
- sucker punchesBlows thrown without warning
- gut punchesStrikes to the abdomen
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