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ticket-punchers

ticket-punchers is the plural of ticket-puncher.

Meaning of ticket-puncher

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.

Questions about ticket-punchers

What is ticket-punchers the plural of?
Ticket-punchers is the plural of ticket-puncher.

Words near ticket-punchers in the dictionary

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

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