punter vs wight

punter

noun
  • One who gambles. See speculator. 

  • One who punts a football. 

  • One who bets (punts) against the bank. 

  • A customer of a commercial establishment, frequently of a pub or (alternatively) of a prostitute. 

  • The person who keeps score in basset or ombre. 

  • One who oars or poles a punt (pontoon). 

  • A program used to forcibly disconnect another user from a chat room. 

  • A person who trades with a gang but is not a gang member. 

  • A beginner or unskilled climber. 

wight

noun
  • A ghost, deity or other supernatural entity. 

  • A wraith-like creature. 

  • A being of one of the Nine Worlds of Heathen belief, especially a nature spirit, elf or ancestor. 

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