Dictionary 1. (n.) One who works a gun, whether on land or sea; a cannoneer.2. (n.) A warrant officer in the navy having charge of the ordnance on a vessel. 3. (n.) The great northern diver or loon. See Loon. 4. (n.) The sea bream. Thesaurus Nimrod aerial photographer aircrew aircrewman archer artillerist artilleryman avigator bakehead belly gunner black gang boilerman bomb thrower bombardier bomber bowman bungs cabin boy cannoneer carabineer chips commissary steward complement crack shot crew crew chief dead shot deadeye deckhand deckie fireman flight attendant flight crew good shot gun gun loader gunman hand hospital steward hostess hunter landing signalman machine gunner mail orderly marksman markswoman meteorologist musketeer navigator oiler purser radio operator rifleman roustabout sharpshooter shooter shot snip sniper snips sparks steward stewardess stoker targetshooter torpedoman toxophilite trapshooter watch yeoman |