> From: "Buzz" > Incidently, I believe a punter to
be a willing and
uninformed
> customer, a
> > fool all too eager to give his money
away.
> >
>From John: Yes, though Carrie is right too - the
original sense is of a
gambler (one
> who takes a punt) but it tends to be used just to
mean customer or
> consumer.
There's a third meaning, at least in Scotland. With regard to
Rankin, it's probably the one he uses most. A punter is any
person. For example, "Who's that punter in the kilt
pretending to be William Wallace?" just means "Who's that
man....," etc.
Al Guthrie
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