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artilleryman

American  
[ahr-til-uh-ree-muhn] / ɑrˈtɪl ə ri mən /
Also artillerist

noun

  • artillerymen
    plural
  1. a soldier serving in an artillery unit of the army.


artilleryman British  
/ ɑːˈtɪlərɪmən /

noun

  1. a serviceman who serves in an artillery unit

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of artilleryman

First recorded in 1625–35; artillery + -man

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William Miller, an English artilleryman, joined the Peruvian fight against imperial Spain and became a pivotal figure in Peru’s bid for independence.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

Their oldest brother, Rudy, was also a Vietnam War veteran, an artilleryman.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2023

Wagner’s founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said Dmitry Peskov had approached him and asked him to take his son on as an artilleryman.

From Reuters Apr. 23, 2023

Before he signed a military contract in 2019, the artilleryman was a builder, who renovated apartments.

From BBC Oct. 31, 2022

Then all becomes quiet in the big room—only the candles flickering from the necks of a couple of bottles and the artilleryman spitting every now and then.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

According to the report, the mercenaries operated as part of the Desert Wolves brigade, serving as drone pilots, artillerymen and instructors.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2026

The artillerymen moved quickly to load their gun, toiling in the heat of a sunny June day.

From Reuters Jun. 19, 2023

“We’re pulling artillerymen out of the fight to learn these howitzers and then we’re putting them back in.”

From Washington Times May 20, 2022

For example, the Coriolis Effect must be taken into account by artillerymen calculating the trajectory of artillery shells for accuracy in hitting targets over long distances.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2017

Forced to abandon their gunboats, the sailors became artillerymen manning the defenses on land at Bladensburg.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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