gunner

(gunər)

noun

  1. a soldier, sailor, etc. who fires or helps fire an artillery piece
  2. a naval warrant officer whose specialty is guns, missiles, torpedoes, etc. and related equipment
  3. a hunter who uses a gun

Origin: ME gonner < gonne, gun

See gunner in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A member of the armed forces who operates a gun.
  2. A warrant officer in the U.S. Marine Corps having charge of ordnance.
  3. Chiefly British An artillery soldier, especially a private.
  4. One who hunts with a gun.

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