gunner

Meaning

Noun

1. An artillery soldier, especially one who holds private rank.
2. A person who operates a 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.
6. The great northern diver or loon.
7. (Ireland, UK, dialectal) The sea bream, especially Pagellus bogaraveo (blackspot sea bream)
8. A player who can reliably shoot baskets.

Contraction

Alternative spelling of gonna.

Synonyms

artilleryman

cannoneer

shooter

gunman

artillery

rifleman

artillerist

killer

machine gunner

sniper

red seabream

common sea bream

red sea-bream

riffle man

artillery man

artillerywoman

archer

gunner's

fusilier

gun

🔫

gunmen

huntsman

marksman

ordnance

shot

gunner’s

blackspot seabream

Translations

artilleur

artillero

artillerist

Artillerist

artilheiro

Kanonier

cannoniere

artiller

artigliere

topçu

canonnier

artillero de marina

armiere

Stückmeister

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡʌn.ɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: gonner

In summary

From Middle English gonner; equivalent to gun + -er.