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Punker vs Bunker - What's the difference?

punker | bunker |

As nouns the difference between punker and bunker

is that punker is punk (person, follower of the punk movement) while bunker is bunker.

punker

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (music, dated) A punk rocker: a performer or enthusiast of punk rock.
  • * 1988 July 29, Diana Spinrad, "Burnin' With the 8 Ball", :
  • And famous punker Joe Strummer figures prominently in Mercury's life.
  • * 2006 , John De Herrera, The Kingsnake in the Sun (page 72)
  • She was a crack-up, she thought she was such a punker . She always had some punk group on her headset.
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    bunker

    English

    (wikipedia bunker)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (military) A hardened shelter, often buried partly or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.
  • (British) A large container or bin for storing coal, often built outside in the yard of a house. Now rare, as different types of fuels and energy sources are being used.
  • (nautical) A container for storing coal or fuel oil for a ship's engine.
  • (golf) A sand-filled hollow on a golf course.
  • (paintball) An obstacle used to block an opposing player's view and field of fire.
  • (Scotland) A sort of chest or box, as in a window, the lid of which serves for a seat.
  • (Jamieson)

    Derived terms

    * bunker fuel

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (nautical) To load a vessel with oil or coal for the engine.
  • (golf) To hit a golfball into a bunker.
  • (paintball) To fire constantly at a hiding opponent, preventing them from firing at other players and trapping them behind the barrier. This can also refer to eliminating an opponent behind cover by rushing the position and firing at extremely close range as the player becomes exposed.
  • Derived terms

    * bunker down ----