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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Someone who punches a ticket; usually, an employee on a train who punches (validates) passengers' tickets. literally
2. 2
   Someone who punches someone's / their own ticket.; Someone who places someone else or themselves in a position to succeed. figuratively
3. 3
   Someone who punches someone's / their own ticket.; Someone who maims or kills someone else. figuratively

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