Synonyms for gunner

Most common

machine gunner · cannoneer · gun · gunman · gnr · artilleryman · artillerist

All synonyms

Noun

Antonyms

do-nothing

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   An artillery soldier, especially one who holds private rank.

Related words

Phrases

machine gunner rear gunner tail gunner

Forms

Plural

gunners → cannoneers, guns, gunmen, artillerists…

Example sentences

• gun My brother was threatened by someone waving a gun.
• gunman When she saw the gunman, Soraya nearly had a fit.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

gun¹, gnr

6 letters

gunman²

9 letters

cannoneer

11 letters

artillerist

12 letters

artilleryman

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gunman² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

artilleur