from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Gunner \Gun"ner\, n.
1. One who works a gun or cannon, whether on land, sea, or in
the air; a cannoneer.
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2. A warrant officer in the navy having charge of the
ordnance on a vessel.
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3. (Zool.)
(a) The great northern diver or loon. See {Loon}.
(b) The sea bream. [Prov. Eng. or Irish]
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{Gunner's daughter}, the gun to which men or boys were lashed
for punishment. [Sailor's slang] --W. C. Russell.
{tail gunner} (Mil.) A member of the crew of a bomber
airplane who operates the defensive gun at the rear of the
airplane.
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