Artillerist
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noun.
A soldier in the artillery; a gunner.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A person skilled in designing and constructing artillery.
noun.
One skilled in the use of artillery; a gunner; an artilleryman.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A person skilled in artillery or gunnery; a gunner; an artilleryman.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A person who operates
artillery
Word Usage
"Although there were no casualties during the bombardment, one Union artillerist was killed and three wounded (one mortally) when a cannon exploded prematurely while firing a salute during the evacuation on April 14."
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Synonym
Words with the same meaning
artilleryman
gunner