| 词汇 | punter |
| 词源 | punter. Punter has been slang for “a gambler or a bettor” since the early 18th century. This word has its origins in the French punter, meaning to place a bet against the bank in the game of faro. The football punter, or kicker, is of different yet uncertain ancestry, perhaps being of echoic origin from the sound of the ball when kicked. |
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