cannoneer

English

Etymology

From cannon +‎ -eer

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

cannoneer (plural cannoneers)

1. (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
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• Hungarian: tüzér (hu)
• Portuguese: artilheiro (pt) m
• Romanian: tunar (ro) m
• Yiddish: האַרמאַטניק m (harmatnik)

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