cannoneer
[kan-uh-neer]
- an artilleryman.
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Origin of cannoneer
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Being only a cannoneer, I was not supposed to own a horse, so I must be something else.
The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall JacksonEdward A. Moore
The garrison consisted of but one cannoneer, and he had but one arm.
History of the United Netherlands, 1600-09, Vol. IV. CompleteJohn Lothrop Motley
Duties of the cannoneer and nomenclature of the piece to which assigned.
The Gunner's ExaminerHarold E. Cloke
The man who had been No. 5, a cannoneer, was the senior, and took command.
In Hostile RedJoseph Altsheler
You're too good a cannoneer to be despatched by a belt knife.
The BarbariansJohn Sentry
cannoneer
- (formerly) a soldier who served and fired a cannon; artilleryman
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