Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Gunner \Gun"ner\, n.
   1. One who works a gun, whether on land or sea; a cannoneer.

   2. A warrant officer in the navy having charge of the
      ordnance on a vessel.

   3. (Zo["o]l.)
      (a) The great northern diver or loon. See {Loon}.
      (b) The sea bream. [Prov. Eng. or Irish]

   {Gunner's daughter}, the gun to which men or boys were lashed
      for punishment. [Sailor's slang] --W. C. Russell.