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artilleryman

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

noun

plural

artillerymen

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

artilleryman British  
/ ɑːˈtɪlərɪmən /

noun

  1. a serviceman who serves in an artillery unit

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Etymology

Origin of artilleryman

First recorded in 1625–35; artillery + -man

Example Sentences

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In 1918, from the trenches on the Macedonian front, a 31-year-old German artilleryman sent his mother postcards covered in fragments of a philosophical system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2023

Mr. Peskov’s remarks came after Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the leader of Russia’s Wagner private military company, said on Saturday that the spokesman’s son had served as an artilleryman with his mercenary group for six months.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 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

Kropp asks an artilleryman who has been some time in this neighbourhood: “Is there a canteen anywhere abouts?”

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

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