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Coolioo Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

Old Gunner??

0What does old gunner mean? A veteran? A seasoned soldier? Can I use it to refer to someone who has rich experience in a field? Like "He is an old gunner in FX trading"??02br
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0 Do you have a context?02br
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00 There are several meanings, some of which are slang:02br
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00 1920-1980 a zelous womanizer02br
00 1970- a very competitive student02br
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0I no longer remember exactly what job a person does to be called "Gunner" but I would 01i00not02i00 recommend using it the way you describe. If you say someone was an old gunner, you are describing what he did in the service (related to weapons), not that he was simply good at what he did.0-
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