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Punter vs Backer - What's the difference?

punter | backer |

As nouns the difference between punter and backer

is that punter is one who bets (punts) against the bank (banque) while backer is baker.

punter

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who bets (punts) against the bank (banque).
  • One who oars or poles a punt (pontoon).
  • One who punts a football.
  • (British, slang) one who gambles. See speculator.
  • (British, slang) A customer of a commercial establishment, frequently of a pub or (alternatively) of a prostitute.
  • A beginner or unskilled climber

    • Synonyms

    * (sense, prostitute's client) see

    backer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who, or that which, s; especially one who backs a person or thing in a contest.

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • (phonetics) (back)
    • Martin J. Ball and Nicole Müller (2005), Phonetics for communication disorders , p. 174:
  • :: /e?/ This diphthong is a glide from mid front tongue position toward a higher, backer position similar to that of /?/.
    • English agent nouns