BUNTER

bunter

(noun) a batter who bunts

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

bunter (plural bunters)

(baseball) One who bunts.

Etymology 2

Noun

bunter (plural bunters)

(archaic) A woman who picks up rags in the streets.

(archaic, by extension) A low, vulgar woman.

Anagrams

• Brunet, Burnet, Butner, beturn, brunet, burnet

Source: Wiktionary


Bun"ter, n.

Definition: A woman who picks up rags in the streets; hence, a low, vulgar woman. [Cant] Her . . . daughters, like bunters in stuff gowns. Goldsmith.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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