Gunner
['gʌnə] or ['ɡʌnɚ]
Definition
(n.) One who works a gun, whether on land or sea; a cannoneer.
(n.) A warrant officer in the navy having charge of the ordnance on a vessel.
(n.) The great northern diver or loon. See Loon.
(n.) The sea bream.
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Examples
- More will get on at Brescia, said the machine-gunner. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The machine-gunner stood in front of the place. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I gave the porter and the machine-gunner ten lire apiece. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Their gunner isn't much better than myself, sir, cried Dick, carefully training the sight of his piece; but I won't miss this time. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The porter took a friend with him, a machine-gunner on leave who worked in a tailor shop, and was sure that between them they could hold a place. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I was a gunner's mate, said Marty. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- But he thought now, always, that he had been a gunner's mate. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The machine-gunner stood up for me to sit down. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Get my things, I said to the machine-gunner. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The machine-gunner moved out of the way and the tall captain sat down. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Seats are provided on axle of carriage for two gunners in transportation, one of whom operates the road brake. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I had met two gunners from that lot, in Milan. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- As the target was invisible to the gunners it was hardly to be expected that any of the shots should fall near the target. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I recollect at this place that some of the gunners who had stood their ground, were deserters from General Taylor's army on the Rio Grande. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
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