"tail gunner" meaning in English

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Noun

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: 71 29 Disambiguation of People: 97 3 Disambiguation of 'one who operates the gun in the tail of a military aircraft': 87 13
  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 topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 28 72

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