"tail gunner" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tail gunners [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tail gunner (plural tail gunners)
  1. One who operates the gun or guns in the tail of a military aircraft, usually a bomber. Categories (topical): Occupations, People Synonyms: rear gunner, Tail End Charlie Translations (one who operates the gun in the tail of a military aircraft): peräampuja (Finnish), 尾部銃手 (bibu-jūshu) (alt: びぶじゅうしゅ) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-tail_gunner-en-noun-tWVk6~Lv Disambiguation of Occupations: 60 40 Disambiguation of People: 98 2 Disambiguation of 'one who operates the gun in the tail of a military aircraft': 85 15
  2. (colloquial) One whose function in an organization is to defend it from attackers, for example, in public relations or public affairs. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-tail_gunner-en-noun-QJI8BAee Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Japanese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 26 74

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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