Meanings
gunner1
plural gunners
- A person who operates a gun.
- artsA riveter; someone who operates a rivet gun.
- American footballA player on the kicking team whose primary job is to tackle the kickoff returner or punt returner.
- UKslangball gamesA fan of the Arsenal Football Club.
- The great northern diver or loon.
- IrelandUKdialectalThe sea bream, especially Pagellus bogaraveo (blackspot sea bream)
- ball gamesA player who can reliably shoot baskets.
gunner2
- alternativecontractionrareAlternative spelling of gonna.
gunner3
plural gunners
- CeburegionalslangThe person designated to pour drinks in a drinking session.
Gunner4
- A surname.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn artillery soldier, especially one who holds private rank.
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Origin
gunner · noun
- Middle Englishgonner
- Englishgunner
From Middle English gonner; equivalent to gun + -er.
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Full word history & related roots →gunner · noun
- Englishgunner
- Cebuanogunner
- Englishgunner
Reborrowing from Cebuano gunner, ultimately from English gunner.
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Full word history & related roots →Gunner · noun, proper noun
From gunner, in reference to the weapons held in an arsenal.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali গোলন্দাজ
- গোলন্দাজ (gōlondaj)artillery soldier
Bulgarian артилерист
- артилерист (artilerist)artillery soldier
Catalan artiller
- artillerartillery soldier
Esperanto pafisto
- pafistosomeone that operates a gun
French artilleur
- artilleurartillery soldier
Hebrew תותחן, תותחן
- תותחן (totkhan)artillery soldier
- תותחן (totkhan)someone that operates a gun
Hungarian tüzér
- tüzérartillery soldier
Irish gunnadóir
- gunnadóirartillery soldier
Italian artigliere
- artigliereartillery soldier
Japanese 砲兵, 砲手
- 砲兵 (hōhei)artillery soldier
- 砲手 (hōshu)artillery soldier
- 銃使い (jūtsukai)someone that operates a gun
Polish artylerzysta, artylerzystka
- artylerzystaartillery soldier
- artylerzystkaartillery soldier
- Kanoniera fan of Arsenal
- Kanonierkaa fan of Arsenal
- Arsenalczyka fan of Arsenal
- Arsenalkaa fan of Arsenal
- kanoniersomeone that operates a gun
Russian артиллери́ст, стрело́к
- артиллери́ст (artilleríst)artillery soldier
- стрело́к (strelók)artillery soldier
- стрело́к (strelók)someone that operates a gun
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
gunner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunner
“gunner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunner. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gunner,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunner.
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