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Gunner

1. One who works a gun, whether on land or sea; a cannoneer.

2. A warrant officer in the navy having charge of the ordnance on a vessel.

3. (Science: zoology) The great northern diver or loon. See loon. The sea bream. Gunner's daughter, the gun to which men or boys were lashed for punishment.