gunner
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gunner/ˈɡʌnə(r)/
▶noun
- 1 a person who operates a gun.
■ a British artillery soldier (an official term for a private).
- 2 historical a naval warrant officer in charge of a ship's guns and ordnance stores.
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