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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