/ˈgʌnθər for 1, 3; ˈgʊntər for 2/Show Spelled[guhn-ther for 1, 3;goon-ter for 2]Show IPA
noun
1.
John, 1901–1970, U.S. journalist and author.
2.
(in the Nibelungenlied ) a king of Burgundy and the husband of Brunhild, beheaded by Kriemhild in her revenge for the murder of Siegfried. Compare Gunnar.