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punt returner

punt returner noun: a player on the receiving team whose primary job is to catch the football during a punt and carry the ball.

Noun

punt returner (plural punt returners)

  1. A player on the receiving team whose primary job is to catch the football during a punt and carry the ball.

Forms of punt returner

pluralpunt returners

Questions about punt returner

What does punt returner mean?
Punt returner means a player on the receiving team whose primary job is to catch the football during a punt and carry the ball.
What part of speech is punt returner?
Punt returner is a noun.
What is the plural of punt returner?
The plural of punt returner is punt returners.

Words near punt returner in the dictionary

  1. punt into the long grass
  2. punt pole
  3. punt poles
  4. punt protector
  5. punt protectors
  6. punt returner
  7. punt returners
  8. punt-out
  9. punt-outs
  10. punta
  11. Punta Arena

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