1. a person who operates a keypunch machine to transfer data from documents onto punched cards
Usage: historical; computing

Examples

• The keypuncher worked quickly to transfer the survey data onto punch cards.
• Before computers became common, keypunchers were essential for data processing.
• She got a job as a keypuncher at the insurance company in 1965.
• The keypuncher had to be very accurate since errors were difficult to correct.
• Many keypunchers lost their jobs when personal computers replaced punch card systems.
• The office employed twelve keypunchers to handle the census data.