Definitions for gunner
ˈgʌn ərgun·ner

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. artilleryman, cannoneer, gunner, machine gunnernoun

   a serviceman in the artillery

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gunnernoun

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

2. gunnernoun

   Artillery soldier, or such who holds private rank. Abbreviated Gnr.

3. gunnernoun

   A person who operates a gun.

4. gunnernoun

   An excessive go-getter; one exhibiting over-ambition.

5. gunnernoun

   A player on the kicking side whose primary job is to tackle the kickoff returner or punt returner.

6. gunnernoun

   A fan of the Arsenal Football Club.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gunnernoun

   Cannonier; he whose employment is to manage the artillery in a ship.

   Etymology: from gun.

   The nimble gunner
   With lynstock now the devilish cannon touches,
   And down goes all before him. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

   They slew the principal gunners, and carried away their artillery. John Hayward.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gunnernoun

   one who works a gun, whether on land or sea; a cannoneer

2. Gunnernoun

   a warrant officer in the navy having charge of the ordnance on a vessel

3. Gunnernoun

   the great northern diver or loon. See Loon

4. Gunnernoun

   the sea bream

FreebaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gunner

   Gunner is a rank equivalent to Private in the British Army Royal Artillery and the artillery corps of other Commonwealth armies. The next highest rank is usually Lance-Bombardier, although in the Royal Canadian Artillery it is Bombardier.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gunner

   A soldier employed to manage and discharge great guns; an artilleryman. In the U. S. service there is with each piece a gunner, who gives all the executive commands in action. He is answerable that the men at the piece perform their duties correctly.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GUNNER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gunner is ranked #33856 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Gunner surname appeared 672 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Gunner.
   
   65% or 437 total occurrences were White.
   32.4% or 218 total occurrences were Black.
   1% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.

How to pronounce gunner?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gunner in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gunner in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of gunner in a Sentence

1. Adam Makos:

   It was hard for me to believe that he was a legendary tank gunner in World War II because he was so gentle and calm.

2. Matt Walker:

   What it looked like to me was that he was a gunner on topof a Humvee.

3. Former Green Beret Stephen Florich:

   I think my son was very active on that aircraft, my son was in uniform. My son was serving in the capacity as a crew chief and a door gunner. And in adverse weather conditions, he accepted a mission to train people for combat in the future. And in that, he gave all and lost his life.

4. Brian Williams:

   Here's a view of rockets I have never seen, passing underneath us, 1,500 feet beneath us, and we've got the gunner doors on this thing, and I'm saying to the general, some four-star, 'It wouldn't take much for them to adjust the aim and try to do a ring toss right through our open doors, would it?'.

5. Matt Walker:

   Loading up on airplanes, C30s, the helicopters, what it looked like to me was that he was a gunner on topof a Humvee.

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