cannoneer

English

Etymology

From cannon +‎ -eer

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

cannoneer (plural cannoneers)

(military) A person who tends and operates a piece of artillery, especially a cannon.
Luckily, the cannoneer was only mildly injured when his cannon malfunctioned.

Translations

person who operates a piece of artillery, especially a cannon

Czech: kanonýr (cs) m
Esperanto: kanonisto
Finnish: tykkimies (fi)
German: Kanonier (de) m

Hungarian: tüzér (hu)
Portuguese: artilheiro (pt) m
Romanian: tunar (ro) m
Yiddish: האַרמאַטניק‎ m (harmatnik)

Anagrams

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