gunner : Idioms & Phrases


Gunner's daughter

  • the gun to which men or boys were lashed for punishment. Sailor's slang
Webster 1913

machine gunner

  • noun a serviceman in the artillery
    artilleryman; cannoneer; gunner.
WordNet

Quarter gunner

  • (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the gunner.
Webster 1913