gunner
gun·ner / ˈgənər/ • n. 1. a serviceman who operates or specializes in guns, in particular: ∎ hist. a naval warrant officer in charge of a ship's guns, gun crews, and ordnance stores. ∎ a member of an aircraft crew who operates a gun, esp. (formerly) in a gun turret on a bomber.2. a person who hunts game with a gun.
gunner
gunner gunner's daughter the gun to which a sailor, especially a boy serving on a warship, was lashed for flogging (see also kiss the gunner's daughter).
See also the cobbler to his last and the gunner to his linstock.
See also the cobbler to his last and the gunner to his linstock.
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