Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

punster

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: pun-ster
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who makes puns.

Example Sentences

"Waglings and punsters — a vile race, / Who grin and jeer in any case!"

Etymology

Etymology tree English pun Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Old English -estre Middle English -estere English -ster English punster From pun + -ster.

Inflected Forms

punsters (plural)

Derived Forms

punstress

Synonyms

punner paronomasiast

Questions

What does punster mean?: A person who makes puns.
Where does punster come from?: Etymology tree English pun Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Old English -estre Middle English -estere English -ster English punster From pun + -ster.

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