Home › Words › G › gunboatergunboatergunboater means someone who pilots a gunboat.EtymologyFrom gunboat + -er.nounSomeone who pilots a gunboat.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.motorboater 72% match — Someone who pilots a motorboat. vs gunboater →gunboat 71% match — Any of the various types of small armed vessels. vs gunboater →riverboatman 71% match — Someone who pilots a riverboat vs gunboater →steamboater 70% match — Someone who pilots a steamboat vs gunboater →boater 70% match — Someone who travels by boat. vs gunboater →narrowboater 69% match — Someone who pilots a narrowboat. vs gunboater →bumboatman 69% match — A man who pilots a bumboat. vs gunboater →rowboater 68% match — Someone who rows in a rowboat. vs gunboater →