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Punster

Punster \Pun"ster\, n. One who puns, or is skilled in, or given to, punning; a quibbler; a low wit.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
punster

c.1700, "a low wit who endeavours at reputation by double meaning" [Johnson], from pun + -ster.

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punster

n. A person who likes to make puns.

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punster

n. someone overly fond of making puns

Usage examples of "punster".

The grimaces and caperings of buffoonery, the gymnastics of the punster and the parodist, the revels of pure nonsense may be, at their best, a refreshment and delight, but they are not comedy, and have proved in effect not a little hostile to the existence of comedy.

Die-hard punsters would make torturing language take precedence over matters of life and death.

Sirius Mater now boasted a population of almost two hundred punsters of all ages.