gunner
noun
a person who operates a gun or cannon.
gunners
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pluralof gunner.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Russian businesses are leasing air-defense systems, building their own and hiring gunners to shoot down incoming drones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
The teenagers are just a few years younger than the pilots, navigators, air gunners, and wireless operators whose names and ages are recorded on the headstones.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2024
Some Ukrainian gunners have told reporters they were only allowed to fire three shells per night.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2024
It would be highly unusual for tanks to be parked in the open, where they make easy targets for enemy gunners, they said.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
I had met two gunners from that lot, in Milan.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
