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gunner.

An artillery soldier, especially one who holds private rank.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡʌn.ɚ/General-American/ˈɡʌn.ə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation
  1. An artillery soldier, especially one who holds private rank.

  2. A person who operates a gun.

  3. A person who operates a gun. A riveter; someone who operates a rivet gun.

  4. An excessive go-getter; one exhibiting over-ambition.

    figuratively
  5. A player on the kicking team whose primary job is to tackle the kickoff returner or punt returner.

  6. A fan of the Arsenal Football Club.

    UK · slang
  7. The great northern diver or loon.

  8. The sea bream, especially Pagellus bogaraveo (blackspot sea bream)

    Ireland · UK · dialectal
  9. A player who can reliably shoot baskets.

Where this word comes from

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

noun
  1. The person designated to pour drinks in a drinking session.

    Cebu · regional · slang
Where this word comes from

Reborrowing from Cebuano gunner, ultimately from English gunner.

contraction
  1. Alternative spelling of gonna.

    alt-of · alternative · contraction · rare
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