William Kidd

My lord, I will tell you what the case was. I was coming up within a league of the Dutchman, and some of my men were making a mutiny about taking her, and my gunner told the people he could put the captain in a way to take the ship, and be safe.

Scottish Explorer

Honeysuckle Weeks

My dad had a small suitcase stuffed with photos, mementoes from wherever he'd traveled as a Royal Navy gunner. Not that he gunned very much, as it turned out. I'd haul it out and go through it time and time again.

British Actress

Rosecrans Baldwin

Machismo requires Latin blood. I'd say I never experienced machismo up close until I worked in a French office; the typical Wall Street gunner has the soul of a coffee filter in comparison.

American Novelist

PartyNextDoor

My first tape was 'Hey, I can do what y'all do.' It's new, flashy, and not through rap. It was a guy singing how cool he was. I'm here with big bro Drake; I'm his little gunner.

American Musician

I do not care so much for the death of my gunner, as for other passages of my voyage, for I have good friends in England that will bring me off for that.

Dana Loesch

My grandfather served as a gunner aboard the U.S.S. Alabama in the Pacific theater during WWII.

American Activist

Sue Bird

Be a gunner? Me? I don't think I can do it. But I'll go for whatever the assist record is.

American Athlete

Used to describe a military position with expertise in operating heavy weaponry.

Military Role

In movies and books, gunners are often portrayed as brave and skilled soldiers.

Cultural Image

Gunner implies association with larger firearms, not typically small arms or handguns.

Weapon Association

Being called a gunner might suggest overenthusiasm or competitiveness in academic settings.

Eagerness Connotation

The term can carry a negative tone, potentially implying annoyance to peers.

Negative Perception

Use with caution, as it can be insulting if misunderstood. Know your audience.

Context Sensitive

Specifically refers to a supporter or player of Arsenal Football Club.

Sports Affiliation

Implies a strong sense of loyalty and identity with Arsenal FC.

Team Loyalty

Primarily UK usage, may not be understood as a sports reference elsewhere.

Local Jargon

 toy with a violin theme is not the best thing for our times but like many boys that's what I grew up loving so I got to have lots of guns in my toy like the b-17 Flying Fortress bomber the belly Gunners ball turret has always

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 of the accuracy of his shooting and also a great deal of luck the two reinforce each other stone and his fellow gunners continue firing into the darkness to discourage another attack

The Sinking of the SS...

 And I knew what he was going to say. The gunner was throwing candy. They used to throw candy to the kids. Kids got too close, very often. And he said, "I killed a child.

Gunner

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Cultural Image

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