gunner Definition
gun·ner (gun′ər)
noun
- a soldier, sailor, etc. who fires or helps fire an artillery piece
- a naval warrant officer whose specialty is guns, missiles, torpedoes, etc. and related equipment
- a hunter who uses a gun
Etymology: ME gonner < gonne, gun
gunner Synonyms
gunner
n.
gunner Usage Examples
Possessives
rule: The same elements are present in the case of the gunner's rule, but not in quite the same sequence.
Converse of object
- shoot: When forced to retire to the enemy's first line, he captured a machine gun and shot the gunner with his revolver.
- kill: Our man got killed but Private Wilson killed the machine gunner and captured the position and got the Victoria Cross.
- leave: Which leaves the Gunners in a bit of a pickle.
- see: The increasing use of artillery also saw master gunners offering their services for hire.
- become: Unfortunately Edmund as very little information about his Uncle, other than he may have become a rear gunner although Edmund is not sure.
- get: Despite his wounds, Trooper Finney succeeded in getting the gunner to the waiting Spartan.
Adjective modifier
- rear: Only the rear gunner survived from the 15 on board.
- tail: All that remained was for David Reynolds to act as tail gunner and retain 5th place to the end.
- German: The transit time for a convoy through the danger area was five hours which was plenty for the German gunners to range on ships.
- Iraqi: Iraqi gunners have shot down unmanned Predator spy drones.
- upper: This gave the mid upper gunner a much better field of fire.
- British: The British gunners had little time to prepare their positions.
Modifies a noun
position: The pilot gets to fire off a devastating bomb from the front and there are 2 AA gunner positions.
Noun used with modifier
- operator/air: General Notes: He was a pilot officer in RAF - wireless operator/air gunner.
- mid-upper: My father was a mid-upper gunner who served with 550 from 1944 to 1945.
- Bren: The bren gunner I had left behind in the olive trees with the rest of the section.
- antiaircraft: Then came the antiaircraft gunners; then the Eastern Command contingent.
- turret: Tho the top turret gunner tried to put out the flames, the cabin was filled with smoke.
- wireless: General Notes: He was a pilot officer in RAF - wireless operator/air gunner.
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