gunner

noun

Definition of gunnernext
1
as in archer

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2
as in gun

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Recent Examples of gunner Five STEEDs on display just off the production room include a command center, generator, machine gunner and ambulance-style bed. — Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2025 Crew can be assigned to the deck or boarding teams, with multiple slots for cannoneers, gunners, and boarders. — PCMAG, 20 Feb. 2025 At Guadalcanal’s Battle for Henderson Field in October 1942, Basilone fought through Japanese fire to resupply his gunners. — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025 Rochell was only in the game because Corey Ballentine — Green Bay’s usual gunner — was injured on the opening kickoff. — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for gunner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunner
  1. archer
  2. gun
  3. sportsman
  4. gunman
  5. hunter
  6. rifleman
  7. huntress
Noun
  • Not to mention the archer would seem to fit in well with a team of relatively low-power anti-heroes.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
  • When Katniss' sister Prim is selected, the archer volunteers as tribute in Prim's place.
    — Dave Quinn, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of archer
Noun
  • The Sheriff’s Office held its first gun buyback event in August 2023 at this same location, where residents turned in 150 firearms.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Tacopina is currently in the spotlight after representing A$AP Rocky in his recent gun assault trial against A$AP Relli, securing the win for the Harlem rapper who faced two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.
    — Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of gun
Noun
  • The truth is that sportsmen have long been a primary funding source for wildlife and habitat conservation—not just game species but hundreds of birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles.
    — Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • His family was Protestant, and as a sportsman Willie participated in one of the few areas of cultural life where the distinction between the North and the South was officially erased.
    — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of sportsman
Noun
  • Scholars say the files that President Donald Trump ordered to be released showed nothing undercutting the conclusion that a lone gunman killed Kennedy, and the declassified versions did not appear to contain significant new revelations about the assassination, based on a review by CBS News.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Rodarte’s gunman was killed in the exchange of gunfire.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Definition of gunman
Noun
  • In a league full of flashy stat hunters, Rollins brings his lunch pail and just goes to work.
    — Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • After getting a chocolate Labrador retriever, a young woman was expecting to have a good hunter in the house.
    — John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of hunter
Noun
  • All districts were open to riflemen and bowmen alike.
    — Ray Alt, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Shortly after, a procession of riflemen and a statue of the Virgin Mary are paraded from San Geronimo de Taos church in front of more than 1,000 onlookers.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of rifleman
Noun
  • Based on the best-selling comic book series, the fantasy follows barbarian huntress Red Sonja, who must unite a group of unlikely warriors to face off against the evil tyrant Emperor Draygan and his deadly bride, Dark Annisia.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Full of inside references, the script introduces Simba’s mother, Sarabi (Tiffany Boone), as a gifted huntress, reveals baobab-dwelling Rafiki’s roots and even goes so far as to show the formation of Pride Rock.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of huntress

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