punter vs kicker

punter and kicker both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
punter	Yes	No	No	No
kicker	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, kicker is a hypernym of punter; that is, kicker is a word with a broader meaning than punter:

punter: (football) a person who kicks the football by dropping it from the hands and contacting it with the foot before it hits the ground
kicker: a player who kicks the football

punter (noun)	kicker (noun)
(football) a person who kicks the football by dropping it from the hands and contacting it with the foot before it hits the ground	a player who kicks the football
someone who bets
someone who propels a boat with a pole