Punners

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person who makes clever or humorous plays on words, often creating puns through linguistic twists
2. someone skilled in crafting witty verbal expressions that exploit multiple meanings
3. an individual known for generating comedic phrases by manipulating language for humorous effect

Etymology: "Punners" is the plural of "punner," a person who makes puns. The noun is pun with the suffix -er attached. That ending traces back through Old English -ere and Old French -ier to the Latin suffix -arius, which was used to form nouns denoting a person connected with something.

Synonyms: wordplay enthusiasts, jokesters