1
: a soldier or airman who operates or aims a gun
2
: one who hunts with a gun
3
: a warrant officer who supervises ordnance and ordnance stores
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Robert Edwin Kline was a 22-year-old gunner's mate second class when he was killed on the Arizona.
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ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
Two machine-gunners who escaped the wrath of the previous planes.
—Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
Eric maneuvered his helicopter with all of those lives and souls to face the enemy and let his gunners eliminate the threat.
—Time Staff, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
Netherlands Ministry of Defense Last year, Norway's Princess Ingrid Alexandria finished 15-months of service as a gunner in an engineering battalion.
—Frank Andrews, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
Two machine-gunners who escaped the wrath of the previous planes.
—Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
Eric maneuvered his helicopter with all of those lives and souls to face the enemy and let his gunners eliminate the threat.
—Time Staff, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
Netherlands Ministry of Defense Last year, Norway's Princess Ingrid Alexandria finished 15-months of service as a gunner in an engineering battalion.
—Frank Andrews, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Gunner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunner. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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gunner
noun
gun·ner
ˈgən-ər 
1
: one who operates or aims a gun
2
: one who hunts with a gun
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