gunner
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.
Origin of gunner
1Other words from gunner
- gun·ner·ship, noun
- un·der·gun·ner, noun
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How to use gunner in a sentence
Men who broke into surrounding fields were cut down by Canadian gunners.
Digging deeper, says Wattenberg, is where you will find the Gunners and Wessons, not Retweets and Tumblrs.
Our gunners had put more than they could afford into the bombardment and had very little wherewith to pave the way.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonHis gunners pelted the unwieldy budgerows with round shot until they began to sink.
The Red Year | Louis TracyTo take on new Skoda or Krupp guns with these short-range veterans is rough on the gunners.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian Hamilton
Now and then a battery rumbled through, its gunners on the limbers, detached, with folded arms; and always there were soldiers.
The Amazing Interlude | Mary Roberts RinehartAs fast as the smoke rose the wind swept it away, so that the gunners had a clear view of the ships.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes | Various
British Dictionary definitions for gunner
/ (ˈɡʌnə) /
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
(in the British Army) an artilleryman, esp a private: Abbreviation: gnr
a person who hunts with a rifle or shotgun
Derived forms of gunner
- gunnership, noun
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