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gunner definition

gun·ner (gun′ər)

noun

  1. a soldier, sailor, etc. who fires or helps fire an artillery piece
  2. a naval warrant officer whose specialty is guns, missiles, torpedoes, etc. and related equipment
  3. a hunter who uses a gun

Etymology: ME gonner < gonne, gun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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