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• gunter
  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

Example Sentences

Given our reputation within the gunter community, I would understand if you were hesitant to speak with me.

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

And it wasn’t going to end like I’d always thought it would, with some noble, worthy gunter finding the egg and winning the prize.

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

The big gunter clans had once again banded together to launch a coordinated attack on the Sixers’ forces.

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

On the day the Hunt began, the day I’d decided to become a gunter, I’d renamed my avatar Parzival, after the knight of Arthurian legend who had found the Holy Grail.

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

“Have you seen the news? The whole world is freaking out! And the gunter boards are going apeshit! And everyone is talking about you, amigo.”

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