gunner
noun
gun·ner ˈgə-nər 
1
: a soldier or airman who operates or aims a gun
2
: one who hunts with a gun
3
: a warrant officer who supervises ordnance and ordnance stores
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web As the last Huey helicopter hovered to leave, Tim saw the door gunner waving insanely at him. 
John Kelly, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022 In this way, the area in front of the gun could be blanketed with bullets without the gunner having eyes on any particular target. Phil Klay, The New Yorker, 11 June 2022 Dulin, the Indianapolis gunner, has 16 tackles this season, a fumble recovery on a muffed punt and a touchdown on a punt the Rams snapped off of the up-back in the second game of the season. Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2021 Teddy Allen, at his fifth school in five seasons, gives New Mexico State a gunner’s chance of taking down Connecticut. New York Times, 14 Mar. 2022 My ride to the airport was running late; Sony S., the Haitian Sensation, was my gunner in Afghanistan. Matt Farwell, The New Republic, 30 Nov. 2021 The tanks also received ballistic computers, laser rangefinders, and an improved gunner’s sight and gun stabilization systems. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 June 2022 In the Marines, Dakota spent four years as an antitank missile gunner, according to his service record provided by the Marine Corps. Souad Mekhennet, Washington Post, 28 May 2022 His team found plenty of letters smeared with teeny-bopper lipstick, now a half century old, but also a poignant letter from a machine-gunner in Vietnam who had lost three friends in combat. Washington Post, 6 May 2022 See More
John Kelly, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022 In this way, the area in front of the gun could be blanketed with bullets without the gunner having eyes on any particular target. Phil Klay, The New Yorker, 11 June 2022 Dulin, the Indianapolis gunner, has 16 tackles this season, a fumble recovery on a muffed punt and a touchdown on a punt the Rams snapped off of the up-back in the second game of the season. Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2021 Teddy Allen, at his fifth school in five seasons, gives New Mexico State a gunner’s chance of taking down Connecticut. New York Times, 14 Mar. 2022 My ride to the airport was running late; Sony S., the Haitian Sensation, was my gunner in Afghanistan. Matt Farwell, The New Republic, 30 Nov. 2021 The tanks also received ballistic computers, laser rangefinders, and an improved gunner’s sight and gun stabilization systems. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 June 2022 In the Marines, Dakota spent four years as an antitank missile gunner, according to his service record provided by the Marine Corps. Souad Mekhennet, Washington Post, 28 May 2022 His team found plenty of letters smeared with teeny-bopper lipstick, now a half century old, but also a poignant letter from a machine-gunner in Vietnam who had lost three friends in combat. Washington Post, 6 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing gunner
Kids Definition
gunner
noun
gun·ner ˈgə-nər
: a person who operates a gun
gunners
noun
1
as in archers
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- archers
- sportsmen
- hunters
- fowlers
- huntresses
- birders
- falconers
- huntsmen
- sportswomen
- trappers
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- nimrods
- poachers
- hunter-gatherers
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- nonhunters
2
as in guns
Synonyms & Similar Words
- guns
- riflemen
- gunmen
- snipers
- trapshooters
- sharpshooters
- marksmen
- shooters
- markswomen
- shots
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