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gunner
[guhn-er]
noun
a person who operates a gun or cannon.
Army.an occupational title in the artillery.
Navy.a person skilled in handling ammunition and gunnery equipment.
Marine Corps.a warrant officer who may be given any one of a number of assignments.
British.
Military.a private in the artillery.
Informal.any officer or enlisted person assigned to the artillery.
a person who hunts with a gun.
gunner
/ ˈɡʌə /
noun
a serviceman who works with, uses, or specializes in guns
navy (formerly) a warrant officer responsible for the training of gun crews, their performance in action, and accounting for ammunition
gnr.(in the British Army) an artilleryman, esp a private
a person who hunts with a rifle or shotgun
Other Word Forms
- gunnership noun
- undergunner noun
- ˈܲԲԱˌ noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
"The others had half wings – one was an observer and the other a rear gunner."
Mr Morris joined the Army at the age of 17 and during the war served as an anti-aircraft gunner in the Royal Artillery.
In another, she wrote: "My Harvey, life is never gunner be the same. Love you so much."
But Almonds got the aircraft's gunner and it flew off.
She had already begun a budding romance with Ron, an RAF gunner, but believed she had been rejected when his letters went unanswered.
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