Thesaurus: gunner
One who works a gun, whether on land or sea; a cannoneer.
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Definitions
- n. One who works a gun, whether on land or sea; a cannoneer.
- n. A warrant officer in the navy having charge of the ordnance on a vessel.
- n. The great northern diver or loon. See Loon.
- n. The sea bream.
- n. a serviceman in the artillery
- n. a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
- 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. (Zoöl.) (a) The great northern diver or loon. See Loon. (b) The sea bream. [Prov. Eng. or Irish] Gunner's daughter, the gun to which men or boys were lashed for punishment. [Sailor's slang] W. C. Russell.
- n:100 n a serviceman in the artillery