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gunner

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gunner.

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Bullets are much, much easier to make than guns, even if you have a ghost gunner machine.

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of gunner gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

noun

A person who operates a gun.

noun

The great northern diver or loon.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gunner.

Example sentences

1

Bullets are much, much easier to make than guns, even if you have a ghost gunner machine.

2

As perhaps they should be, but it's certainly not the same as being a gunner in an artillery battery.

3

Accidentally confusing a cameraman for an RPG gunner during an actual fight with insurgents isn't murder.

4

Costs $159.[2] The Ghost Gunner is a little CNC desktop router built to do that specific job and not much else.

5

One problem with the auto-loaders on the Soviet tanks was that they often loaded a gunner's arm, and closed the breech.

6

Will drone strikes eventually be followed up by semi-autonomous ship/ tank/ robot machine gunner invasions?

7

The scene in Full Metal Jacket with the helicopter gunner randomly shooting down farmers?

8

In a follow-up statement, it confirmed that it won’t ship the Ghost Gunner either.

9

I was the commander's gunner on a.50 caliber machine gun because I was a good shot.

10

How many people have guns created with the ghost gunner machine?

11

Can you tell a ghost gunner cut lower from other methods?

12

Did you not have a SAW gunner in your fire team?

Quote examples

1

So many people were convinced that "Obummer is gunner take r gunz" that they created a bullet shortage that lasted for years.

2

This cartel group didn't bother with the "Ghost Gunner", which is a joke.

3

I guess if they ever figure out the person who uses it would get to call him/herself "ISS Door Gunner"

4

The "Ghost Gunner" really is a small, general purpose CNC mill.

Proper noun examples

1

* pushes light gently to provide suitable on-boat ambiance * 'Gunner' McIntosh (or similar: this was Glasgow, Scotland) had been deaf since he operated a big anti-aircraft in the Second World War.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use gunner in a sentence?

Bullets are much, much easier to make than guns, even if you have a ghost gunner machine.

What does gunner mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is gunner?

gunner is commonly used as noun.