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ticket-puncher

ticket-puncher noun: someone who punches a ticket; usually, an employee on a train who punches (validates) passengers' tickets.

Noun

ticket-puncher (plural ticket-punchers)

  1. (literally) Someone who punches a ticket; usually, an employee on a train who punches (validates) passengers' tickets.
  2. (figuratively) Someone who places someone else or themselves in a position in order to succeed.
  3. (figuratively) Someone who maims or kills someone else.

Forms of ticket-puncher

pluralticket-punchers
alternative formticket puncher

Questions about ticket-puncher

What does ticket-puncher mean?
Ticket-puncher means someone who punches a ticket; usually, an employee on a train who punches (validates) passengers' tickets.
What part of speech is ticket-puncher?
Ticket-puncher is a noun.
What is the plural of ticket-puncher?
The plural of ticket-puncher is ticket-punchers.

Words near ticket-puncher in the dictionary

  1. ticket-inspector
  2. ticket-inspectors
  3. ticket-of-leave
  4. ticket-porter
  5. ticket-porters
  6. ticket-puncher
  7. ticket-punchers
  8. ticket-stamping machine
  9. ticket-stamping machines
  10. ticketable
  11. ticketbooth

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