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gnr

gnr is the abbreviation of gunner.

Meaning of gunner

Noun

gunner (plural gunners)

  1. An artillery soldier, especially one who holds private rank.
    Synonyms:
    gnr
  2. A person who operates a gun.
    1. A riveter; someone who operates a rivet gun.
  3. (figuratively) An excessive go-getter; one exhibiting over-ambition.
  4. A player on the kicking team whose primary job is to tackle the kickoff returner or punt returner.
  5. (UK, slang) A fan of the Arsenal Football Club.

See all 12 meanings of gunner

Noun capitalized: GNR

GNR (plural GNRs)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of graphene nanoribbon.

Proper noun capitalized: GNR

GNR

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Great North Run.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Great North Road.
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Great Northern Railway.
  4. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Great Northern Railroad.
  5. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Great North Radio.
  6. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Guns N' Roses.
    • Fans were screaming out “F*** Axl” through much of the night, but the moment the group launched into “Mr. Brownstone,” Rose and Izzy Stradlin’s decision to not attend the ceremony was completely forgotten, and this previously unassembled lineup of the band proved they could revive the spirit of GNR...2012 April 16, Andy Greene, “Guns N’ Roses, Chili Peppers bring magic to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction”, in CNN

Forms of gnr

pluralgnrs
pluralGNRs

Questions about gnr

What is gnr the abbreviation of?
Gnr is the abbreviation of gunner.
What part of speech is gnr?
Gnr can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of gnr?
The plural of gnr is gnrs.

Words near gnr in the dictionary

  1. Gnotuk
  2. gnow
  3. gnows
  4. GNP
  5. GNPs
  6. gnr
  7. GnRH
  8. GnRHa
  9. gnrs
  10. GNS
  11. gns.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gnr (page history and authors); GNR (page history and authors); gunner (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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