Gunner
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A person who is competitive,overly-ambitious and substantially exceeds minimum requirements. A gunner will compromise his/her peer relationships and/or reputation among peers in order to obtain recognition and praise from his/her superiors.
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A name for someone, typically a medical student, who will do anything (ethical or otherwise) to get ahead.
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A medical student that tries way too hard by keeping up with daily medical news, read medical journals on the toilet, and brings all their notes to the gym while working out
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A player, member or supporter of the North London based football team, Arsenal FC
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In Canada and the United States, a gunner is slang for a hyper-competitive student, usually a medical, nursing, legal, or dental. Gunners will do whatever it takes to be the best. This ranges from working very hard to sabotaging peers. The gunners are normally either concerned with getting into a professional school or excelling in the professional school to continue on to a specialty.
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