gunter
noun
a jib-headed sail fastened to a vertical spar that is attached to a short mast, usually by two rings, in such a way that the spar can slide up the mast to spread the sail.
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gunter
1 American
[guhn-ter]
/ ˈgʌn tər /
noun
Nautical.
Gunter
2
American
[guhn-ter]
/ ˈgʌn tər /
noun
Gunter
British
/ ˈɡʌntə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of gunter
First recorded in 1670–80; named after Edmund Gunter for its resemblance to an instrument using his principles
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Knowing most of those e-mails wouldn’t get through the spam filters, I also posted it to every gunter message board.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
When Fyndoro’s Tablet of Finding went up for auction, a huge bidding war broke out between several of the large gunter clans.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
“They must have seen the rumors about Parzival and Aech that were posted on all of the gunter message boards,” Shoto said.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
There wasn’t supposed to be anything but schools here, so this was the last place a gunter would think to look for the Copper Key.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
And while I’d been off obsessing over Art3mis, it seemed Aech had become obsessed with being the first gunter to find the Jade Key.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
Teresa Gunter, a high-school athletic director in Tallahassee, said cycling through schools, teachers and courses leaves many transfers struggling: “They are not learning anything because there is no rhythm.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
“Some of the easiest fees to overlook are cash-related fees,” Gunter said.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026
Japan scored again through Gunter to bring them within one try of their first win over Australia.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2025
In an impact statement written by Simon Gunter - the defendant's father and Brendon's grandfather - he said Brendon was "just perfect".
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025
Gunter J. Hitsch, Ali Hortasu, and Dan Ariely analyzed the data from one of the mainstream dating sites, focusing on more than 20,000 active users, half in Boston and half in San Diego.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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