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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The idea behind them is that these brightly-burning rounds are loaded into the ammo feed at intervals of four-to-one with the more lethal ones so that the gunner can see where the spray of shot is flying.
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2024
The Ukrainians to their credit shrugged off Russia’s apparent artillery superiority in Kursk, correctly surmising that befuddled gunners are useless gunners.
—David Axe, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
Scott Peterson/Getty Images/The Christian Science Monitor Two hours later, lingering Russian drones seeking out their position have departed, and the Ukrainian gunners repeat their moves.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Aug. 2024
An electrician and a father of two, the 35-year-old was mobilized 18 months ago and was serving as an anti-tank gunner in an infantry battalion in the Donetsk region.
—Alex Platt, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2024
The Ukrainians to their credit shrugged off Russia’s apparent artillery superiority in Kursk, correctly surmising that befuddled gunners are useless gunners.
—David Axe, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
Scott Peterson/Getty Images/The Christian Science Monitor Two hours later, lingering Russian drones seeking out their position have departed, and the Ukrainian gunners repeat their moves.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Aug. 2024
An electrician and a father of two, the 35-year-old was mobilized 18 months ago and was serving as an anti-tank gunner in an infantry battalion in the Donetsk region.
—Alex Platt, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
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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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