First recorded in 1670–80; named after Edmund Gunter for its resemblance to an instrument using his principles
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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
I-r0k fancied himself an elite gunter, but he was nothing but an obnoxious poseur.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
A few minutes into our first conversation, I knew Aech was the real deal, an elite gunter with some serious mental kung fu.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
It was easy for everyone to guess why they were there, and so now every gunter in the simulation was also headed for Ludus.
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
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