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Gunner may refer to:

Military

  • Any individual operating an infantry support weapon, such as an artillery piece, anti-tank guided missile launcher or automatic grenade launcher
  • Gunner (rank), a rank equivalent to private in the British Royal Artillery and other Commonwealth artillery corps
  • A non-commissioned member of the British RAF Regiment
  • An air gunner, a.k.a. aerial gunner is a member of an air force aircrew who operates flexible-mount or turret-mounted machine guns or autocannons in an aircraft
  • A Chief Warrant Officer of the United States Marine Corps serving in the Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) 0306 (Infantry Weapons Officer)
  • A sailor responsible for a ship's cannons, artillery, ammunition, and related equipment, or a naval officer responsible for training the crew in their use
  • Formerly a gunnery Warrant Officer of the British Royal Navy or Royal Marines
  • The Gunners, a nickname for the British Royal Artillery
  • Gunner, nickname given to Indian Navy Gunnery Sailor or Gunnery Officer
  • "Guns", nickname given to Gunnery officer of a ship in the British Commonwealth tradition

Sports

  • The Gunners, a nickname for Arsenal F.C., a London football club
  • Woodsball gunner, a specialist in paintball (particularly Woodsball), who uses a paintball marker with a high rate of fire
  • Gunner (American football), an American football player who specializes in quickly running down the field to tackle a kick returner during kickoffs and punts
  • "The Gunner", nickname given to former Pittsburgh Pirates announcer Bob Prince
  • Gunners F.C., a Zimbabwean football club
  • Gunner, professional wrestler also known as Phill Shatter

Other

  • Gunner (cocktail), a cocktail particularly drunk in the Far East
  • Gunner (student) is an often used slang term in medical school or law school to describe a hyper-competitive student
  • Gunner Palace, a 2005 documentary film about American troops in Iraq
  • Gunner nickname for Guns N' Roses fans
  • Gunner (character class), a character class in some Final Fantasy games
  • A character in the webcomic 'Zap!', written by Chris Layfield and drawn by Pascalle Lepas

See also