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gunner
[ guhn-er ]
noun
- a person who operates a gun or cannon.
- Army. an occupational title in the artillery.
- Navy. a person skilled in handling ammunition and gunnery equipment.
- Marine Corps. a warrant officer who may be given any one of a number of assignments.
- British.
- Military. a private in the artillery.
- Informal. any officer or enlisted person assigned to the artillery.
- a person who hunts with a gun.
gunner
/ ˈɡʌə /
noun
- a serviceman who works with, uses, or specializes in guns
- navy (formerly) a warrant officer responsible for the training of gun crews, their performance in action, and accounting for ammunition
- (in the British Army) an artilleryman, esp a private gnr
- a person who hunts with a rifle or shotgun
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Derived Forms
- ˈܲԲԱˌ, noun
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- ܲn· noun
- ܲd·ܲn noun
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Mr Morris joined the Army at the age of 17 and during the war served as an anti-aircraft gunner in the Royal Artillery.
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In another, she wrote: "My Harvey, life is never gunner be the same. Love you so much."
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But Almonds got the aircraft's gunner and it flew off.
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She had already begun a budding romance with Ron, an RAF gunner, but believed she had been rejected when his letters went unanswered.
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The family's journey through the past began when former gunner Percy, from Pimlico in central London, shared his story of landing on Sword Beach with the 7th Armoured Division of the British Army.
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