Gunner

See also: gunner

English

Alternative forms

• Gooner

Etymology

From gunner, in reference to the weapons held in an arsenal.

Noun

Gunner (plural Gunners)

1. (soccer) someone connected with Arsenal Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
   • 2011 January 8, Chris Bevan, “Arsenal 1 - 1 Leeds”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     The Gunners dominated for long periods but, against the run of play, Denilson fouled Max Gradel and Robert Snodgrass put Leeds ahead from the spot.

Proper noun

Gunner

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gunner is the 33856^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 672 individuals. Gunner is most common among White (65.03%) and Black/African Americans (32.44%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gunner”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 102.

Danish

Proper noun

Gunner

1. a male given name, variant of Gunnar