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 > soldier > soldier by branch of army > [noun] > artilleryman (23) 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… 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. 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. horse gunner1896 big gunner, handgunner, etc.: one who attends to a big gun, a handgun, etc. horse gunner: a member of the Royal Horse Artillery. Subcategories:— position of (1) — assistants (8) |
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