gunner
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ər noun
1.
a person who operates a gun or cannon.
2.
Army. an occupational title in the artillery.
3.
Navy. a person skilled in handling ammunition and gunnery equipment.
4.
Marine Corps. a warrant officer who may be given any one of a number of assignments.
5.
British.
a.
Military. a private in the artillery.
b.
Informal. any officer or enlisted person assigned to the artillery.
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| —n | |
| 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. | gnr (in the British Army) an artilleryman, esp a private |
| 4. | a person who hunts with a rifle or shotgun |
| 'gunnership | |
| —n | |
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
And there was a gunner in the back end of those planes and he was firing at us.
The breathtaking view from the open back door is obscured only by the silhouette of the rear gunner.
While bullets ricocheted around them, a gunner improvised a second tourniquet using a crowbar and field dressing.
Keeping watch over everyone was a gunner in the tower, and he is armed with live ammunition.
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