Cannoneer

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  • noun. A soldier in the artillery; a gunner.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who takes part in the loading and discharging of cannon; an artilleryman.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A man who manages, or fires, cannon.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A person who tends and operates a piece of artillery, especially a cannon.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a serviceman in the artillery
    • Word Usage
    "Dearer than life itself to the cannoneer is the gun he serves, and these brave men fought hand to hand with handspikes, rammers, staves, and even stones."
    Equivalent
    cannonier  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    man  military man  military personnel  serviceman  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Lackawanna  alcaide  bagnio  bashaw  borderer  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    artilleryman  gunner  mitrailleur  
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