gonner

English

Contraction

gonner

(rare) Alternative spelling of gonna

Noun

gonner (plural gonners)

Alternative spelling of goner

Anagrams

Grenon, Negron

Middle English

Alternative forms

gunner, goner, gunnare, gownere

Etymology

From gunne +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡunər/

Noun

gonner (plural gonners)

(Late Middle English) An operator of a cannon; an artilleryman.
(Late Middle English) An operator of a siege engine.
(Late Middle English) A maker of guns or cannons.

Descendants

English: gunner
Scots: gunner

References

“gǒnner (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-23.

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