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Definition of Gunner
1. Noun. A serviceman in the artillery.
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.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Gunner
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 ..."
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