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GUNNER
artilleryman, cannoneer, gunner, machine gunner
(noun) a serviceman in the artillery
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
gunner (plural gunners)
(military rank) Artillery soldier, or such who holds private rank. Abbreviated Gnr.
A person who operates a gun.
(figuratively) An excessive go-getter; one exhibiting over-ambition.
(American football) A player on the kicking team whose primary job is to tackle the kickoff returner or punt returner.
(UK, slang, soccer) A fan of the Arsenal Football Club.
The great northern diver or loon.
(UK, Ireland, dialect) The sea bream, especially Pagellus bogaraveo (blackspot sea bream)
(basketball) A player who can reliably shoot baskets.
Etymology 2
Contraction
gunner
(rare) Alternative spelling of gonna
Etymology 3
Noun
gunner (plural gunners)
(regional, Cebu, slang) The person designated to pour drinks in a drinking session.
Etymology
Noun
Gunner (plural Gunners)
(soccer) someone connected with Arsenal Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Gun"ner, n.
1. One who works a gun, whether on land or sea; a cannoneer.
2. A warrant officer in the navy having charge of the ordnance on a vessel.
3. (Zoöl.) (a) The great northern diver or loon. See Loon. (b) The sea bream. [Prov. Eng. or Irish] Gunner's daughter, the gun to which men or boys were lashed for punishment. [Sailor's slang] W. C. Russell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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