gunner

See also Gunner

English

Etymology

Middle English gun + -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɡʌn.ə(ɹ)/, X-SAMPA: /gVn.@(r)/
• Rhymes: -ʌnə(r)

Noun

gunner (plural gunners)

1. (military) Artillery soldier, or such who holds private rank. Abbreviated Gnr.
2. A person who operates a gun.
3. (figuratively) An excessive go-getter; one exhibiting over-ambition.
4. (American football) A player on the kicking side whose primary job is to tackle the kickoff returner or punt returner.
5. (UK, slang, soccer) A fan of the Arsenal Football Club.

Derived terms

• kiss the gunner's daughter

Translations

artillery soldier

• Catalan: artiller (ca) m
• French: artilleur (fr) m

• Hungarian: tüzér (hu)
• Jèrriais: canonnyi m, artilleu m

someone that operates a gun

• Esperanto: pafisto (eo)

a fan of Arsenal

• Polish: Kanonier (pl) m, Kanonierka (pl) f, Arsenalczyk (pl) m, Arsenalka (pl) f