gunner
UK/ˈɡʌn.ə(ɹ)/US/ˈɡʌn.ɚ/
gunner noun: an artillery soldier, especially one who holds private rank. Also the alternative spelling of gonna.
Noun (1)
gunner (plural gunners)
- An artillery soldier, especially one who holds private rank.
- Synonyms:
- gnr
- A person who operates a gun.
- An excessive go-getter; one exhibiting over-ambition.
- A player on the kicking team whose primary job is to tackle the kickoff returner or punt returner.
- A fan of the Arsenal Football Club.
- The great northern diver or loon.
- The sea bream, especially Pagellus bogaraveo (blackspot sea bream)
- A player who can reliably shoot baskets.
Noun (2)
gunner (plural gunners)
- The person designated to pour drinks in a drinking session.
Noun (3) capitalized: Gunner
Gunner (plural Gunners)
Proper noun capitalized: Gunner
Gunner
- A surname.
Also used as
gunner is also the alternative spelling of gonna.
gunner meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
gunner in Hindi
- बंदूकधारी, गनर, गननर
gunner in Marathi
- बंदूकधारी
gunner in Urdu
- گنر, بندوق بردار
gunner in Bengali
- artillery soldier
- গোলন্দাজ gōlondaj
More languagesFewer languages
- gunner in Telugu
- గన్నర్, తుపాకీదారుడు
- gunner in Malayalam
- തോക്കുധാരൻ, ഗണ്ണർ
- gunner in Kannada
- ಗನ್ನರ್
- gunner in Punjabi
- ਬੰਦੂਕਧਾਰੀ, ਗੰਨਰ, ਗਨਰ
- gunner in Gujarati
- ગનર
- gunner in Odia
- ବନ୍ଧୁକଧାରୀ
- gunner in Nepali
- गनर, गननर
Examples of gunner in a sentence
- Veteran pilots “juked” their bombers to throw off the gunners' aim.
- Turning, they lost airspeed and showed their bellies to the hungry Navy gunners, and that was it.
- The gunners no longer wore armplates while the lancers wore only breastplate and shoulder pieces.
Synonyms of gunner
Forms of gunner
| plural | gunners |
|---|---|
| plural | Gunners |
Origin of gunner
From Middle English gonner; equivalent to gun + -er.
Reborrowing from Cebuano gunner, ultimately from English gunner.
From gunner, in reference to the weapons held in an arsenal.
Words formed from gunner
Phrases with gunner
Words that rhyme with gunner
Questions about gunner
- What does gunner mean?
- Gunner means an artillery soldier, especially one who holds private rank.
- What is gunner in Hindi?
- Gunner in Hindi is बंदूकधारी, गनर, गननर. See Gunner meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gunner?
- Gunner can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce gunner?
- Gunner is pronounced /ˈɡʌn.ɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of gunner?
- The plural of gunner is gunners.
Words near gunner in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: gunner (page history and authors); Gunner (page history and authors); gunner (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gunner (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gunner (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gunner (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gunner (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gunner (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gunner (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gunner (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gunner (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gunner (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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