OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 39693

cannoneer

/kænəˈnɪə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
artillero • cañonero
An artillery soldier who maintains and operates (historical) a cannon, or (now) some other piece of heavy artillery.
Luckily, the cannoneer was only mildly injured when his cannon malfunctioned.
The Irish cannoneers stood gallantly to their pieces till they were cut down to a man.
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