Definition of Gunner

1. Noun. A serviceman in the artillery.

Exact synonyms: Artilleryman, Cannoneer, Machine Gunner
Generic synonyms: Man, Military Man, Military Personnel, Serviceman
Derivative terms: Cannon, Cannon, Cannon, Cannon, Gun

Definition of Gunner

1. n. One who works a gun, whether on land or sea; a cannoneer.

Definition of Gunner

1. Noun. (soccer) someone connected with w:Aresnal FC Arsenal Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc. ¹

2. Noun. (military) Artillery soldier, or such who holds private rank. Abbreviated Gnr. ¹

3. Noun. A person who operates a gun. ¹

4. Noun. (figuratively) An excessive go-getter; one exhibiting over-ambition. ¹

5. Noun. (American football) A player on the kicking side whose primary job is to tackle the kickoff returner or punt returner. ¹

6. Noun. (UK slang soccer) A fan of the Arsenal Football Club. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gunner

1. one that operates a gun [n -S]

Medical Definition of Gunner

1. 1. One who works a gun, whether on land or sea; a cannoneer. 2. A warrant officer in the navy having charge of the ordnance on a vessel. 3. The great northern diver or loon. See Loon. The sea bream. Gunner's daughter, the gun to which men or boys were lashed for punishment. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gunner

gunmaker
gunmakers
gunman
gunmanship
gunmen
gunmetal
gunmetal-grey
gunmetals
gunna
gunnage
gunnages
gunned
gunnel
gunnels
gunnen
gunner
gunnera
gunneras
gunneries
gunners
gunnery
gunnery sergeant
gunnie
gunnies
gunning
gunningite
gunnings
gunny
gunny cloth
gunny sack

Literary usage of Gunner

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"To this prejudice I and Gunner Barnabas rise superior. Ever since the night when ... On that occasion, it cannot be denied that Gunner Barnabas was drunk. ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"•Diego Ufano, Artillery, in Spanish (1614); Master Gunner Norton. The Gunner and The Gunner's Dialogue (1628); F. de Malthe (Malthus). ..."

3. The Manuscripts of the Marquis of Ormonde, Preserved at the Castle, Kilkenny by John Thomas Gilbert (1899)
"Galway: a clerk of the stores at 20d. per diem ; a gunner at 12d. ; a matross ... Kinsale : a gunner at 12d. At the blocke house, a gunner's mate at lOd At ..."

4. The Military Forces of the Crown: Their Administration and Government by Charles Mathew Clode (1869)
"INDENTURE' FOB ARMAMENT AND STORES ISSUED TO A MASTER-Gunner. ... And the said Master-Gunner doth covenant with the said Officers, that at the end of the ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Gunner on Dictionary.com!Search for Gunner on Thesaurus.com!Search for Gunner on Google!Search for Gunner on Wikipedia!

Search