Standard Lemma guide

Gunner

contraction · name · noun · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈɡʌn.ɚ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌn.ə(ɹ)/
  • homophone: gonna (non-rhotic, based on the /ˈɡʌn.ə/ pronunciation)
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌnə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: G AH1 N ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

contraction

Meaning 1

Alternative spelling of gonna.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, contraction, rare

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2

name

Meaning 2

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Someone connected with Arsenal Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

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4

noun

Meaning 4

An artillery soldier, especially one who holds private rank.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gnr

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A person who operates a gun.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

noun

Meaning 6

A person who operates a gun.

A riveter; someone who operates a rivet gun.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: arts, business, construction, crafts, engineering, hobbies, lifestyle, manufacturing, metallurgy, metalworking, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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7

noun

Meaning 7

An excessive go-getter; one exhibiting over-ambition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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8

noun

Meaning 8

A player on the kicking team whose primary job is to tackle the kickoff returner or punt returner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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9

noun

Meaning 9

A fan of the Arsenal Football Club.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, slang

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

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10

noun

Meaning 10

The great northern diver or loon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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11

noun

Meaning 11

The sea bream, especially Pagellus bogaraveo (blackspot sea bream)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, UK, dialectal

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12

noun

Meaning 12

A player who can reliably shoot baskets.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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13

noun

Meaning 13

The person designated to pour drinks in a drinking session.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Cebu, regional, slang

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14

noun

Meaning 14

a serviceman in the artillery

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: artilleryman, cannoneer, machine gunner

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: serviceman, military man, man, military personnel

History

Etymology

From gunner, in reference to the weapons held in an arsenal.

From Middle English gonner; equivalent to gun + -er.

Reborrowing from Cebuano gunner, ultimately from English gunner.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: গোলন্দাজ (gōlondaj) — artillery soldier
  • Bulgarian: артилерист (artilerist) — artillery soldier
  • Catalan: artiller — artillery soldier
  • French: artilleur — artillery soldier
  • Hebrew: תותחן (totkhan) — artillery soldier
  • Hungarian: tüzér — artillery soldier
  • Irish: gunnadóir — artillery soldier
  • Italian: artigliere — artillery soldier
  • Japanese: 砲兵 (hōhei) — artillery soldier
  • Japanese: 砲手 (hōshu) — artillery soldier
  • Macedonian: артиле́рец (artilérec) — artillery soldier
  • Macedonian: топчија (topčija) — artillery soldier
  • Norman: canonnyi — artillery soldier
  • Norman: artilleu — artillery soldier
  • Polish: artylerzysta — artillery soldier
  • Polish: artylerzystka — artillery soldier
  • Russian: артиллери́ст (artilleríst) — artillery soldier
  • Russian: стрело́к (strelók) — artillery soldier
  • Ottoman Turkish: طوپجی (topçu) — artillery soldier
  • Esperanto: pafisto — someone that operates a gun
  • Hebrew: תותחן (totkhan) — someone that operates a gun
  • Japanese: 銃使い (jūtsukai) — someone that operates a gun
  • Macedonian: стрелец (strelec) — someone that operates a gun
  • Polish: kanonier — someone that operates a gun
  • Russian: стрело́к (strelók) — someone that operates a gun
  • Polish: Kanonier — a fan of Arsenal
  • Polish: Kanonierka — a fan of Arsenal
  • Polish: Arsenalczyk — a fan of Arsenal
  • Polish: Arsenalka — a fan of Arsenal
Real reading context

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