Military. A military engineer; (originally) a contracted civilian artisan; (later) a skilled soldier attached to the ordnance, artillery, and…
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier with special duty > [noun] > others (25) artificera1553 Military. A military engineer; (originally) a contracted civilian artisan; (later) a skilled soldier attached to the ordnance, artillery, and… man-catcher1649 (a) a person who catches or traps men; (b) North American slang, an employment agent or agency; spec. one enlisting vagrants to work on ships… stormer1655 One who takes by storm; a member of a storming party. sallier1685 One who takes part in a sally. pressmana1694 A member of a press-gang. Now historical. camp colour-man1753 (see quot.) sharpshooter1802 A marksman of accurate aim; spec. in naval and military use, a member of a division engaged in skirmishing and outpost work. train soldier1833 A soldier serving as part of a train of artillery, supplies, etc. Cf. train, n.2 10. escalader1849 one who escalades. adviser1854 Chiefly in plural. A soldier sent to advise or help the government or army of a foreign country. outflanker1854 A person who engages in an outflanking manoeuvre. observer1870 Military. A person responsible for observation; spec. (a) a person carried in an aeroplane, or (formerly) in a balloon, to observe enemy positions… spiker1884 One who spikes a gun; one who drives or hammers in a spike. mopper-up1917 A person who mops up (in various senses); spec. any of a group of soldiers detailed to clear and occupy an enemy area (usually in plural). slushy1919 A ship's cook; spec. as a nickname. Also in more gen. application: a cook; any unskilled kitchen or domestic help. wire-cutter1922 (a) an implement for cutting wire; (b) an appliance with a cutting blade formed of wire; spec. a machine for cutting clay into bricks; (c) a person… televisionary1925 Apparently: a person equipped with technology for transmitting and viewing images of distant objects. Obsolete. flash-spotter1930 spotter1931 Military. A person who watches for and identifies a specified object, esp. enemy aircraft. Also: an aircraft, vessel, etc., used for this purpose… parashooter1940 In the Second World War (1939–45): a member of the British Home Guard whose task was to shoot down enemy parachutists; = parashot, n. parashot1940 In the Second World War (1939–45): a member of the British Home Guard whose task was to shoot down enemy parachutists. bunker buster1944 A member of a military unit with a mission to destroy or capture enemy bunkers. rare. sound-ranger1978 one trained in sound-ranging. yomper1982 technical1992 Usually in plural. Originally and chiefly in the context of the conflict in Somalia in the early 1990s. A combatant who rides in a vehicle of this… |
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