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10 Language-to-English DictionariesJogador de palavras
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Zho-gah-dor de palavras
"Ele é um excelente jogador de palavras."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who makes puns; someone skilled in wordplay.
"At the comedy club, the punner had the audience in stitches with clever wordplay." - 2
An individual who uses puns as a form of humor or wit.
"Her reputation as a punner made her the life of every party."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'punner' is derived from the word 'pun', which originates from the late 17th century, likely from the word 'pundigrion', a term for a play on words. The evolution of its meaning reflects the playful and humorous nature of language manipulation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Punner" is said worldwide
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Joueur de mots
Transliteration: Joueur de mots
"Il est un vrai joueur de mots."
Wortspieler
Transliteration: Vortshpeeler
"Er ist ein talentierter Wortspieler."
Giocatore di parole
Transliteration: Dziokatore di parole
"È un grande giocatore di parole."
Juglar de palabras
Transliteration: Hoo-glahr de palabras
"Es un gran juglar de palabras."
Jogador de palavras
Transliteration: Zho-gah-dor de palavras
"Ele é um excelente jogador de palavras."
शब्दों का खिलाड़ी
Transliteration: Shabdon ka khiladi
"वह एक शानदार शब्दों का खिलाड़ी है।"
文字游戏者
Transliteration: Wénzì yóuxì zhě
"他是一个出色的文字游戏者。"
말장난꾼
Transliteration: Maljangnankkun
"그는 훌륭한 말장난꾼입니다."
言葉遊びの達人
Transliteration: Kotoba asobi no tatsujin
"彼は言葉遊びの達人です。"
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