[1] : 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.
      1913 webster

   2. a warrant officer in the navy having charge of the
      ordnance on a vessel.
      1913 webster

   3. zool.
      a the great northern diver or loon. see loon.
      b the sea bream. prov. eng. or irish
          1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster +pjc
see also:
loon gunner's daughter tail gunner 

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