Gunner synonyms

gŭn'ər

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artilleryman
A soldier enlisted in an artillery unit or who uses artillery.
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machine-gunner
Someone who uses a machine gun.
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mortar man
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mortar specialist
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rocket man
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rocketeer
One, such as a scientist, who is an expert in rocketry.
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missile man
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missile launcher
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bazooka carrier
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bazooka launcher
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sniper
A skilled military shooter detailed to spot and pick off enemy soldiers from a concealed place.
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sharpshooter
The second military grade of proficiency in the use of rifles and other small arms.
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BAR man
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rifleman
A soldier trained to use a rifle as their primary weapon.
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aerial gunner
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cannoneer
(Military) A person who tends and operates a piece of artillery, especially a cannon.
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archie
(Computing, informal) An Acorn Archimedes computer.
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marksman
A classification in the US Army and Marine Corps for the lowest of three ratings of rifle proficiency.
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shooter
A video game in which shooting enemies (targets) is the main objective.
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soldier
A person serving in an army; member of an army
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warrant-officer
An officer of the U.S. armed forces ranking above a noncommissioned officer but below a commissioned officer and holding office on a warrant instead of a commission
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trooper (related)
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body-snatcher
(Historical) A person who steals corpses from graves, as to sell them for anatomical dissection
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mid-upper (related)
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lance-corporal (related)
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rear-gunner (related)
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sapper (related)
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lewis-gun (related)
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corporal (related)
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crewman (related)
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R.F.A (related)
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machine-gun (related)
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F/Sgt (related)
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Find another word for gunner. In this page you can discover 33 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for gunner, like: artilleryman, machine-gunner, mortar man, mortar specialist, rocket man, rocketeer, missile man, missile launcher, bazooka carrier, bazooka launcher and sniper.
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Gunner Sentence Examples

  • Among them is the cosmopolitan Calanus finmarchicus, the earliest described (by Bishop Gunner in 1770) of all the marine free-swimming Copepoda.

  • Why doesn't the red-haired gunner run away as he is unarmed?

  • He became what was known at that time as a "gunner's lieutenant" in 1857, and from 1859 to 1863 he served as flag-lieutenant to rear-admiral Sir Thomas Pasley at Devonport.

  • This is called " quadrant elevation," and the proper inclination was given by means of the " gunner's quadrant," a quadrant and plumb bob, one leg being made long to rest in the bore, or by bringing lines scribed on the breech of the gun in line with a pointer on the carriage; these were called " quarter sights."

  • Sitting on the gunner's swivel seat in the rear cockpit, I had turned to face forward.

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