cannoneer

Definitions

An artillery soldier who maintains and operates (historical) a cannon, or (now) some other piece of heavy artillery.

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Examples

“Luckily, the cannoneer was only mildly injured when his cannon malfunctioned.”

“Then ſe the bringing of our ordinance / Along the trench into the battery, / VVhere vve vvil haue gabions of ſix foot broad / To ſaue our Cannoniers from muſket ſhot, […]”

“The Irish cannoneers stood gallantly to their pieces till they were cut⟳ down to a man.”

“Just as the spring⟳ came laughing through the strife / With all its gorgeous cheer⟳; / In the bright April of historic life / Fell the great cannoneer.”

“The American cannoneers, normally positioned well behind the front lines, found themselves unexpectedly thrust into a firefight. The cannoneers slammed shell after shell at the big German tanks, but the 105mm high-explosive rounds burst⟳ with little effect.”

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