What is another word for punsters?

Pronunciation: [pˈʌnstəz] (IPA)

Punsters are individuals who enjoy making puns, a type of wordplay that involves using a word or phrase in a humorous way by exploiting its multiple meanings or sound similarities. There are several synonyms for the word punsters, including jesters, wit-crackers, jokesters, quipsters, and humorists. These terms all connote someone who is skilled in the art of punning and can think quickly on their feet to produce clever and entertaining wordplay. Whether they are engaging in witty banter with friends or delivering stand-up comedy routines, punsters are sure to tickle the funny bone of all who cross their path.

What are the hypernyms for Punsters?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Punsters

Poor fellow, what a really good punster he was-not agreeable though-particularly at dinner-no punsters are.
"Pelham, Complete"
Edward Bulwer-Lytton Last Updated: March 16, 2009
The punsters of Brussels were sure not to let such an opportunity escape them, for the name of the captured town was susceptible of a quibble, and the event had taken place upon All Fools' Day.
"The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume II.(of III) 1566-74"
John Lothrop Motley Last Updated: January 25, 2009
She was allowed to make her choice, and she chose the profile, repeating a remark of Mrs. Culling's, that it suggested an arrow-head in the upflight; whereupon Mr. Stukely Culbrett had said, 'Then there is the man, for he is undoubtedly a projectile'; nor were politically-hostile punsters on an arrow-head inactive.
"The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith"
George Meredith

Famous quotes with Punsters

  • Sherry...a silly, sickly compound, the use of which will transform a nation, however bold and warlike by nature, into a race of sketchers, scribblers, and punsters, in fact into what Englishmen are at the present day.
    George Borrow

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