Definition of "gunner" []

• A member of the armed forces who operates a gun. (noun)
• A warrant officer in the U.S. Marine Corps having charge of ordnance. (noun)
• Chiefly British An artillery soldier, especially a private. (noun)
• One who hunts with a gun. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "As the gunner is ready to fire, his partner tells him to hold on and then quickly attaches a hose to the nose of the gun, finally signaling that it's ok to fire."
• "As you probably know only too well yourself, factual, non-emotional discussions with an anti-gunner is almost next to impossible."
• "I have found that once an anti-gunner is convinced to go to the range, (No mean feat to be sure) and is taught by one that knows how to safely handle a weapon they become budding enthusiasts and no longer gun despising, freedom hating, fear mongers of the liberal left and the media."