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. Derivatives: gannetry n. (pl. -ies). Etymology: OE ganot f. Gmc, rel. to GANDER Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012