gunner
See also: Gunner
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English gonner; equivalent to gun + -er.
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡʌn.ɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡʌn.ə(ɹ)/
- Homophones: gonna (non-rhotic accents)
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌnə(ɹ)
NounEdit
gunner (plural gunners)
- (military) Artillery soldier, or such who holds private rank. Abbreviated Gnr.
- A person who operates a gun.
- (figuratively) An excessive go-getter; one exhibiting over-ambition.
- (American football) A player on the kicking team whose primary job is to tackle the kickoff returner or punt returner.
- (Britain, slang, soccer) A fan of the Arsenal Football Club.
- The great northern diver or loon.
- (Britain, Ireland, dialect) The sea bream, especially Pagellus bogaraveo (blackspot sea bream)
- (basketball) A player who can reliably shoot baskets.
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Cebuano: gunner
TranslationsEdit
artillery soldier
someone that operates a gun
a fan of Arsenal
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Etymology 2Edit
ContractionEdit
gunner
- (rare) Alternative spelling of gonna
Etymology 3Edit
Reborrowing from Cebuano gunner, ultimately from English gunner.
NounEdit
gunner (plural gunners)
- (regional, Cebu, slang) The person designated to pour drinks in a drinking session.
CebuanoEdit
EtymologyEdit
From shot (“a measure of alcohol”); the doer of a shot is a shooter, a gunner is a shooter.
NounEdit
gunner
QuotationsEdit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:gunner.
DescendantsEdit
- → English: gunner
Middle EnglishEdit
NounEdit
gunner
- Alternative form of gonner
SpanishEdit
NounEdit
gunner m or f (plural gunners)
- Gunner (someone associated with Arsenal Football Club)