Gunner

Noun

 * 1)  Artillery soldier, or such who holds private rank. Abbreviated Gnr.
 * 2) A person who operates a gun.
 * 3)  An excessive go-getter; one exhibiting over-ambition.
 * 4)  A player on the kicking side whose primary job is to tackle the kickoff returner or punt returner.
 * 5)  A fan of the Arsenal Football Club.

Derived terms

 * kiss the gunner's daughter

Thesaurus
Nimrod, aerial photographer, aircrew, aircrewman, archer, artillerist, artilleryman, avigator, bakehead, belly gunner, black gang, boilerman, bomb thrower, bombardier, bomber, bowman, bungs, cabin boy, cannoneer, carabineer, chips, commissary steward, complement, crack shot, crew, crew chief, dead shot, deadeye, deckhand, deckie, fireman, flight attendant, flight crew, good shot, gun, gun loader, gunman, hand, hospital steward, hostess, hunter, landing signalman, machine gunner, mail orderly, marksman, markswoman, meteorologist, musketeer, navigator, oiler, purser, radio operator, rifleman, roustabout, sharpshooter, shooter, shot, snip, sniper, snips, sparks, steward, stewardess, stoker, targetshooter, torpedoman, toxophilite, trapshooter, watch, yeoman

Etymology
gun: + -er:

Translations

 * Catalan: artiller


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