Gunner /(?)/

Gun·ner

Gunner

n.
  1. One who works a gun or cannon, whether on land, sea, or in the air; a cannoneer.
  2. A warrant officer in the navy having charge of the ordnance on a vessel.
  3. The great northern diver or loon. See Loon. (Zool.) [Prov. Eng. or Irish]

Phrases & Compounds
Gunner's daughter
the gun to which men or boys were lashed for punishment.
tail gunner
A member of the crew of a bomber airplane who operates the defensive gun at the rear of the airplane.