GANNET Meaning of GANNET in English n. 1 any sea bird of the genus Sula, esp. Sula bassana, catching fish by plunge-diving. 2 sl. a greedy person. gannetry n. (pl. -ies). [ OE ganot f. Gmc, rel. to GANDER ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012