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gunner

(gʌnəʳ)
Word forms: plural gunners
countable noun
A gunner is an ordinary soldier in an artillery regiment.

gunner in British English

(ˈɡʌnə)
noun
1. 
a serviceman who works with, uses, or specializes in guns
2.  navy
(formerly) a warrant officer responsible for the training of gun crews, their performance in action, and accounting for ammunition
3. 
(in the British Army) an artilleryman, esp a private
Abbreviation: gnr
4. 
a person who hunts with a rifle or shotgun
Derived forms
gunnership (ˈgunnerˌship)
noun

gunner in American English

(ˈgʌnər)
noun
1. 
a soldier, sailor, etc. who fires or helps fire an artillery piece
2. 
a naval warrant officer whose specialty is guns, missiles, torpedoes, etc. and related equipment
3. 
a hunter who uses a gun
Word origin
ME gonner < gonne, gun

Examples of 'gunner' in a sentence
gunner

Gunners fans might argue club have missed the bus a bit of investment.
The Sun (2007)
Gunners fans may want to look away now!
The Sun (2012)
The machine gunner at his side quickly assessed that there was no arterial bleeding.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Were those artillery gunners hurting anyone by snapping rigidly to attention?
Kantrow, Alan M. The Constraints of Corporate Tradition (1987)
There was no reply from the rear gunner.
Len Deighton Bomber
The rear gunner was the first to die.
Len Deighton Bomber
The life expectancy of rear gunners was six weeks.
The Sun (2012)
One or two gunners will lose concentration.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Our exclusive poll showed eight out of ten Gunners fans wanted him to stay as boss.
The Sun (2014)
So you have to tip the resurgent Gunners to win this one.
The Sun (2006)
The rear gunner and navigator escaped by parachute, but the pilot flew on.
Patrick Bishop FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003)
So were the rear gunners.
Len Deighton Bomber
And he is backing the fresh-faced Gunners to win the tie.
The Sun (2009)
Now Glasgow is almost defenceless, save for her little army of machine gunners on the decks.
Admiral Sandy Woodward, With Patrick Robinson ONE HUNDRED DAYS (2003)
The loneliness of rear gunners, in particular, was notorious.
Max Hastings Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445 (2007)
The Gunners need a win for their top four hopes - and get it as they typically end the season strongly.
The Sun (2013)
The machine gunner was Drummer Rigby.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
His rear gunner's body was found further along the coast, but the other five crew members were lost without trace.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He was called up in 1943 and served as a rear gunner in the RAF.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

In other languages
gunner

British English: gunner NOUN
A gunner is an ordinary soldier in an artillery regiment.
  • American English: gunner
  • Brazilian Portuguese: artilheiro
  • Chinese: 炮手
  • European Spanish: artillero
  • French: artilleur
  • German: Artillerist
  • Italian: artigliere
  • Japanese: 射撃手
  • Korean: 포수
  • European Portuguese: artilheiro
  • Latin American Spanish: artillero
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