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puncher
UK /ˈpʌn.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ US /ˈpʌn.t͡ʃɚ/
noun 4
Collocations
2VERB + PUNCHER
borrow, hole, like
PREP.
from, in
Definitions
noun
1
A person who punches (in a specified manner).
2
A person who keys data into a computer system.
3
A device for punching something, such as tickets.
This sewing machine works like a ticket puncher or a pair of pliers. Squeezing the two hand grips together operates the needle and the thread and material feeds.
4
A cowpuncher; a cowboy.
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This sewing machine works like a ticket puncher or a pair of pliers. Squeezing the two hand grips together operates the needle and the thread and material feeds.
Wiktionary02
The only interaction he had was when people needed to borrow a hole puncher from him in class.
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