One whose office it is to work a cannon. In the British army, now the designation of all privates of artillery except the ‘drivers’. In 15th cent…
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > one armed with or using firearm > artilleryman (28) gunner1344 One whose office it is to work a cannon. In the British army, now the designation of all privates of artillery except the ‘drivers’. In 15th cent… cannoner1517 An artilleryman who is responsible for the laying and firing of cannon or heavy artillery; = cannoneer, n. bombardier1562 A soldier in charge of a bombard, an artilleryman. Obsolete or archaic. cannoneer1562 An artilleryman who is responsible for the laying and firing of cannon or heavy artillery; a gunner. artilleryman?1566 A member of an artillery unit; a gunner. Also: a person engaged in the development of artillery. engineer1569 A person who manages engines of war; an artillery operator, a gunner. Also figurative and in figurative context. Obsolete. artillerist1579 A member of the artillery; a gunner. bombarder1583 He who or that which bombards; a bombarding vessel. In early use = bombardier, n. topchee1623 A term used in the former Ottoman Empire for: a gunner or artilleryman. fireman1625 A person (esp. a man) who uses firearms; a gunner. Obsolete. pyrobolist1696 A person who makes or is skilled in the use of artillery or fireworks. zumboorukchee1840 a gunner. culverineer1881 A soldier armed with a culverin (hand-gun); a gunner in charge of a culverin (cannon). red-leg1890 U.S. Military. An artilleryman (in allusion to the red stripe formerly worn on the outside seams of artillerymens' trousers). gun1896 transferred. An artilleryman, a gunner. mud hog1918 Military slang. A field artilleryman. rare. Subcategories:— woman (1) — assistants (7) — gun-layer (4) |
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