gunner
One who fires artillery
A gunner is someone who operates a gun, especially a military crew member who fires artillery, machine guns, or aircraft weapons.
In sports, particularly basketball, a gunner is a player who shoots frequently, sometimes to a fault: He's a talented gunner but needs to pass more.
In British English, a gunner is a private in the Royal Artillery.
Large mounted gun
- howitzerShort-barreled artillery piece
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
shell · ordnance · emplacement · salvo · bombardment · breech · elevation · trajectory
Concealed precision shooter
- sharpshooterExpert precision shooter
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
- scopeExtent or range
- aimPurpose or direction
target · accuracy · precision · spotter · bipod · windage · holdover · ballistics
Ground-based combat soldier
- grenadierElite explosive-hurling soldier
- bombardierPlane's payload releaser
- aircrewAircraft operating personnel
- emplacementPrepared weapon position
suppression · tracers · belt-fed · foxhole · bunker · tripod · traverse
cannon
Large mounted gun
- howitzerShort-barreled artillery piece
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- batteryPortable electricity storage
barrage · shell · ordnance · emplacement · salvo · bombardment · breech · elevation · trajectory · range
sniper
Concealed precision shooter
- sharpshooterExpert precision shooter
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
- scopeExtent or range
aim · target · accuracy · precision · spotter · bipod · windage · holdover · ballistics · grouping
infantryman
Ground-based combat soldier
- grenadierElite explosive-hurling soldier
- bombardierPlane's payload releaser
- aircrewAircraft operating personnel
emplacement · suppression · tracers · belt-fed · foxhole · bunker · tripod · traverse
hitman
Professional paid murderer
- triggermanHired killer with firearm
- shooterOne who fires weapons
- assassinPaid murderer of targets
enforcer · gangster · bandit · outlaw · muscle · wheelman · holdup · drive-by · contract · underworld
striker
One who hits targets
prolific · clinical · hat-trick · volley · header · penalty · one-on-one · Premiership · Arsenal
- soldiersinfantryman, private, grenadier, grenadiers, fusilier
- warriorsfighter, knight, footsoldier, barbarian, samurai
- crew memberscaptain, deckhand, seaman, pilot, sailor
- artillerycannons, cannon, howitzers, howitzer, mortars
- Air Force Rolesairman, colonel, general, major, lieutenant
- Navy Jobssailor, seaman, submariner, petty officer, ensign
gunnerpilot
One who steers aircraft
chaplain · pacifist · conscientious objector · navigator · driver
gunnermedic
Emergency care provider
healer · combat medic · defender · protector · peacekeeper
gunnermedic
Emergency care provider
pacifist · noncombatant · civilian · conscientious objector · stretcher-bearer
- gunned downKilled by shooting
- gunning downShooting to kill
- machine gunnerSoldier operating automatic weapon
- tail gunnerCrew member defending bomber's aft
- gunnery sergeantSenior Marine noncommissioned officer
- door gunnerHelicopter-mounted weapon operator
gunning, gunned, gunners, gunnery, shotgunner, machine gunner