gunner

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈɡʌnər/ UK /ˈɡʌnə/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like gunwale /l/ vs /r/

Freq #14318

Meanings

1

noun
a member of the armed forces who operates or serves a gun, especially an artillery piece

The gunner adjusted the weapon's aim before the next round.
2

noun
a soldier holding the lowest rank in some artillery units

He joined the regiment as a gunner and later became a sergeant.
3

noun
a player, supporter, or other person associated with Arsenal Football Club, usually written Gunner

As a lifelong Gunner, she rarely misses an Arsenal match.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a member of the armed... artillerymangun operator

2 noun · a soldier holding the... artilleryman

3 noun · a player, supporter, or... Arsenal supporter

Word family

Forms gunners

Derived forms gunneressgunnershipmachine-gunner

Related forms artillery gun

Etymology

From gun + the agent suffix -er, continuing Middle English gunner, 'a person who operates a gun.' The military title broadened as firearms developed; Arsenal Football Club's nickname, the Gunners, refers to the club's origins among armaments workers at Woolwich Arsenal.

Topics

People & Society

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# gunner

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɡʌnər/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɡʌnə/
**Frequency rank:** 14318

## Meanings
1. a member of the armed forces who operates or serves a gun, especially an artillery piece
2. a soldier holding the lowest rank in some artillery units
3. a player, supporter, or other person associated with Arsenal Football Club, usually written Gunner

## Examples
- The gunner adjusted the weapon's aim before the next round.
- He joined the regiment as a gunner and later became a sergeant.
- As a lifelong Gunner, she rarely misses an Arsenal match.

## Synonyms
- artilleryman
- gun operator

## Derived Forms
- gunneress
- gunnership
- machine-gunner

## Related Forms
- artillery
- gun

## Etymology
From gun + the agent suffix -er, continuing Middle English gunner, 'a person who operates a gun.' The military title broadened as firearms developed; Arsenal Football Club's nickname, the Gunners, refers to the club's origins among armaments workers at Woolwich Arsenal.

## Topics
- People & Society

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