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  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.
• Gunter
  Gunter

  noun

  Edmund, 1581–1626, English mathematician and astronomer: inventor of various measuring instruments and scales.

gunter

¹ American  

[guhn-ter] / ˈgʌn tər /

noun

Nautical.

1. 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 ² American  

[guhn-ter] / ˈgʌn tər /

noun

1. Edmund, 1581–1626, English mathematician and astronomer: inventor of various measuring instruments and scales.

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Gunter British  

/ ˈɡʌntə /

noun

1. Edmund. 1581–1626, English mathematician and astronomer, who invented various measuring instruments, including Gunter's chain

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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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Example Sentences

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I’d also received invitations to join four of the biggest gunter clans: the Oviraptors, Clan Destiny, the Key Masters, and Team Banzai.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

He said that if we didn’t tell him how to find the Copper Key and the First Gate, he would post what he knew about us to every gunter message board he could find.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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

Sorrento was getting hit more than anyone, because his mech was the biggest target on the battlefield, and no gunter with a ranged weapon could seem to resist taking a shot at him.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

My homepage was set to the Hatchery, one of the more popular gunter message forums.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Mark Jamison is a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the director and Gunter Professor of the Public Utility Research Center at the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

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

Jack Gunter and Sophie Collier, a couple from London caught up in the snowstorm, said communication from park officials had been "absolutely horrific".

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025

Wolf's most notorious recruit may have been Gunter Guillaume, a Stasi spy who was sent to live in West Germany as a young man in 1956.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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