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puncturer

puncturer is the agent noun of puncture.

Meaning of puncture

Noun

puncture (plural punctures)

  1. The act or an instance of puncturing.
  2. A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object.
    • There were two small punctures in his arm where the snake's fangs had pierced the skin.
  3. (specifically) A hole in a vehicle's tyre, causing the tyre to deflate.
    • On the way back we got a puncture, and we were stuck at the roadside for three hours until help arrived.

See all 5 meanings of puncture

Forms of puncturer

pluralpuncturers

Origin of puncturer

From puncture + -er.

Questions about puncturer

What is puncturer the agent noun of?
Puncturer is the agent noun of puncture.

Words near puncturer in the dictionary

  1. punctured intervals
  2. punctured neighborhood
  3. punctured neighborhoods
  4. punctureless
  5. punctureproof
  6. puncturer
  7. puncturers
  8. punctures
  9. puncturevine
  10. puncturevines
  11. puncturing

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