Gunner

Emirates Stadium supporter

A gunner operates a gun, especially a crew-served military weapon like a machine gun or artillery piece.

In naval and air contexts, a gunner mans the weapons systems.

British slang uses gunner as a nickname for fans or players of Arsenal Football Club.

Someone who is gunning for something pursues it aggressively—a gunner in this sense is an overly ambitious person, especially in professional or academic settings: The other residents resented him as a gunner.

football

Arsenal

North London football club

supporter · fan · Highbury · Henry · midfielder · London · premier · club · chant · terrace

shooter

marksman

Precision shooter

hunter · trigger · aim · scope · target · accuracy · shot · range · precision · firearm

military

artillery

Large-caliber battlefield weapons

turret · bombardier · shelling · howitzer · mortar · ammunition · crew · fire · target · position

gaming

turret

Protruding fortified structure

  • respawnReappear after dying digitally
  • loadoutSelected equipment configuration
  • weaponInstrument for inflicting harm

multiplayer · FPS · spray · headshot · ammo · suppression · DPS · class · build · cover

naval

mate

Partner or companion

  • deckShip's flat surface
  • shipSeagoing transport vessel
  • crewWorking team aboard

broadside · cannon · warship · battery · port · starboard · salvo · fleet · vessel · destroyer

Opposites
football club allegiance

GunnerBlue

Hue between green and violet

military role

Gunnermedic

Emergency care provider

corpsman · conscientious objector · chaplain · non-combatant · quartermaster

sports position/role

Gunnergoalkeeper

Net-defending player

goalie · keeper · defender · blocker

Phrases
Family

gunned, gunning, gunners, gunnery

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG