gunner

See also: Gunner

English

Etymology 1

Middle English gun + -er.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɡʌn.ə(ɹ)/
  • 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. (Britain, slang, soccer) A fan of the Arsenal Football Club.
  6. The great northern diver or loon.
  7. (Britain, Ireland, dialect) The sea bream.
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Etymology 2

Contraction

gunner

  1. (rare) Alternative spelling of gonna

Etymology 3

Reborrowing from Cebuano gunner, ultimately from English gunner.

Noun

gunner (plural gunners)

  1. (regional, Cebu, slang) The person designated to pour drinks in a drinking session.

Cebuano

Etymology

From shot (“a measure of alcohol”); the doer of a shot is a shooter, a gunner is a shooter.

Noun

gunner

  1. the person designated to pour drinks in a drinking session

Quotations

  • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:gunner.

Descendants

Spanish

Noun

gunner m, f (plural gunners)

  1. Gunner (someone associated with Arsenal Football Club)
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