machine gunner
- a word derived from machine gun.
- a word derived from machine-gun.
Example Sentences
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“There is no age or gender when it comes to serving your country,” said Kang, the former machine gunner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2023
Viktor, a 23-year-old machine gunner and sharpshooter in the Third Separate Assault Brigade that has led the Ukrainian counter-offensive on Bakhmut's southern outskirts, had no doubt that the ruined city would be recaptured.
From Reuters ● Sep. 22, 2023
Ferenc Münnich became prime minister of Hungary and machine gunner Mehmet Shehu was his counterpart in Albania for 27 years.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 22, 2020
A former machine gunner with the Royal Irish Regiment, he said he wanted to make a difference at Cheshire Constabulary.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2018
When Henry Allen joined the military, it never occurred to him that he would end up serving as a machine gunner in Vietnam.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
