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

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

Now, nothing separated the mighty Sixer and gunter armies but open ground and empty space.

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

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