different between gunter vs gunner

English

Noun

gunter (plural gunters)

1. (sailing) A device used in sailing, for two main configurations of rig:
   1. A wire that leads from a point near the end of a gaff to a point near the other end. A block travels along this wire, and a halyard is attached to the block. This allows the gaff to be raised to the vertical by a single halyard.
   2. A set of hoops or parrel beads which secure the gaff loosely to the mast in a vertical position.

Anagrams

• gurnet, urgent

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English gonner; equivalent to gun +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???n.?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???n.?(?)/
• Homophones: gonna (non-rhotic accents)
• Rhymes: -?n?(?)

Noun

gunner (plural gunners)

1. (military) Artillery soldier, or such who holds private rank. Abbreviated Gnr.
2. A person who operates a gun.
3. (figuratively) An excessive go-getter; one exhibiting over-ambition.
4. (American football) A player on the kicking team whose primary job is to tackle the kickoff returner or punt returner.
5. (Britain, slang, soccer) A fan of the Arsenal Football Club.
6. The great northern diver or loon.
7. (Britain, Ireland, dialect) The sea bream, especially Pagellus bogaraveo (blackspot sea bream)
8. (basketball) A player who can reliably shoot baskets.

Derived terms

• kiss the gunner's daughter

Descendants

• Cebuano: gunner

Translations

Etymology 2

Contraction

gunner

1. (rare) Alternative spelling of gonna

Etymology 3

Reborrowing from Cebuano gunner, ultimately from English gunner.

Noun

gunner (plural gunners)

1. (regional, Cebu, slang) The person designated to pour drinks in a drinking session.

Cebuano

Etymology

From shot (“a measure of alcohol”); the doer of a shot is a shooter, a gunner is a shooter.

Noun

gunner

1. the person designated to pour drinks in a drinking session

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:gunner.

Descendants

• ? English: gunner

Middle English

Noun

gunner

1. Alternative form of gonner

Spanish

Noun

gunner m or f (plural gunners)

1. Gunner (someone associated with Arsenal Football Club)