Gunner

//ˈɡʌn.ɚ// contraction, name, noun, slang

contraction, name, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    someone connected with Arsenal Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

    "The Gunners dominated for long periods but, against the run of play, Denilson fouled Max Gradel and Robert Snodgrass put Leeds ahead from the spot."

  2. 2
    An artillery soldier, especially one who holds private rank.
  3. 3
    The person designated to pour drinks in a drinking session. Cebu, regional, slang
  4. 4
    a serviceman in the artillery wordnet
  5. 5
    A person who operates a gun.
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  1. 6
    a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability) wordnet
  2. 7
    A person who operates a gun.; A riveter; someone who operates a rivet gun.
  3. 8
    An excessive go-getter; one exhibiting over-ambition. figuratively
  4. 9
    A player on the kicking team whose primary job is to tackle the kickoff returner or punt returner.
  5. 10
    A fan of the Arsenal Football Club. UK, slang
  6. 11
    The great northern diver or loon.
  7. 12
    The sea bream, especially Pagellus bogaraveo (blackspot sea bream) Ireland, UK, dialectal
  8. 13
    A player who can reliably shoot baskets.
Contraction
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of gonna. alt-of, alternative, contraction, rare
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
artillerymangunmanaerial photographeraircrewaircrewmanarcher

Example

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"Tim's uncle was a machine gunner on a helicopter in Vietnam."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From gunner, in reference to the weapons held in an arsenal.

Etymology 2

From Middle English gonner; equivalent to gun + -er.

Etymology 3

Reborrowing from Cebuano gunner, ultimately from English gunner.

Related phrases

air gunnerkiss the gunner's daughtermachine-gunnerquarter gunnerrear gunnertail gunnerblackspot sea breamgo getterkickoff returnerpagellus bogaraveopunt returnersea bream

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