Etymology

gunner

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Today it means: Someone connected with Arsenal Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc. Full definition →

Middle English gonner
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gunner · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromgonner
  2. English todaygunner

From Middle English gonner; equivalent to gun + -er.

gunner · noun2

  1. English · derived fromgunner
  2. Cebuano · borrowed fromgunner
  3. English todaygunner

Reborrowing from Cebuano gunner, ultimately from English gunner.

Gunner · noun, proper noun3

From gunner, in reference to the weapons held in an arsenal.

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