1
: a soldier or airman who operates or aims a gun
2
: one who hunts with a gun
3
: a warrant officer who supervises ordnance and ordnance stores
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Donohue had been trained as a B-17 Flying Fortress tail gunner.
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Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2024
Rosie pulls some fancy maneuvers to give his gunners a better angle on their pursuers.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2024
So the Kings weren’t about to entrust their offense to an undersized rookie gunner.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 25 June 2024
What happened: Seaman 1st class Berra was a gunner's mate on the USS Bayfield, an attack transport.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
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Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2024
Rosie pulls some fancy maneuvers to give his gunners a better angle on their pursuers.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2024
So the Kings weren’t about to entrust their offense to an undersized rookie gunner.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 25 June 2024
What happened: Seaman 1st class Berra was a gunner's mate on the USS Bayfield, an attack transport.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
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“Gunner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunner. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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gunner
noun
gun·ner
ˈgən-ər 
1
: one who operates or aims a gun
2
: one who hunts with a gun
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