gunner

Dictionary: gun·ner (gŭn'ər) pronunciation

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

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Marine Corps Dictionary: Gunner

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A Marine warrant officer in the MOS 0306 Infantry Weapons Officer. The name is often given to all warrant officers but that is not correct. A person of this rank will replace the insignia of rank on his right collar with a bursting bomb insignia. See also "lipstick lieutenant". The name was also often given to an enlisted machine gunner (MOS 0331).

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a serviceman in the artillery
Synonyms: artilleryman, cannoneer, machine gunner

Wikipedia: Gunner

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Gunner may refer to:

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Military

Any individual operating an infantry support weapon, such as an artillery piece, anti-tank guided missile launcher or automatic grenade launcher
Gunner (rank), a rank equivalent to private in the British Royal Artillery and other Commonwealth artillery corps
A non-commissioned member of the British RAF Regiment
An air gunner
A Chief Warrant Officer of the United States Marine Corps serving in the Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) 0306 (Infantry Weapons Officer)
A sailor responsible for a ship's cannons, artillery, ammunition, and related equipment, or a naval officer responsible for training the crew in their use
Formerly a gunnery Warrant Officer of the British Royal Navy or Royal Marines
The Gunners, a nickname for the British Royal Artillery
Gunner, nickname given to Indian Navy Gunnery Sailor or Gunnery Officer
"Guns", nickname given to Gunnery officer of a ship in the British Commonwealth tradition

Sports

The Gunners, a nickname for Arsenal F.C., a London football club
Woodsball specialists#Gunner a specialist in paintball, particularly Woodsball who uses a Paintball marker, with a high rate of fire.
Gunner (American football), an American football player who specializes in quickly running down the field to tackle a kick returner during kickoffs and punts
"The Gunner", nickname given to former Pittsburgh Pirates announcer Bob Prince

Other

Gunner (cocktail), a cocktail particularly drunk in the Far East
Gunner (student) is an often used slang term in medical school or law school to describe a hyper-competitive student.
Gunner Palace, a 2005 documentary film about American troops in Iraq.
Gunner nickname for Guns N' Roses fans.
A character class in some Final Fantasy games.

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