"bombardier" meaning in English

See bombardier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌbɑm.bɚˈdɪɚ/ [US], /ˌbɒm.bəˈdɪə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bombardier.wav [Southern-England] Forms: bombardiers [plural]
enPR: bäm'bər-dērʹ Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French bombardier, from Old French bombarder (“a stone throwing engine”), equivalent to bombard + -er. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|bombardier}} Middle French bombardier, {{der|en|fro|bombarder||a stone throwing engine}} Old French bombarder (“a stone throwing engine”), {{suffix|en|bombard|er|id2=agent noun}} bombard + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} bombardier (plural bombardiers)
  1. (Canada, US) A bomber crew member who sights and releases bombs. Tags: Canada, US Categories (topical): People Translations (bomber crew member): bombardeador [masculine] (Galician), bombardeadora [feminine] (Galician), Bombenschütze [masculine] (German), Bombenschützin [feminine] (German), bombardeador [masculine] (Portuguese), bombardeadora [feminine] (Portuguese), bombardeador [masculine] (Spanish), bombardeadora [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-bombardier-en-noun-JZSQKirq Disambiguation of People: 31 31 36 1 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English Disambiguation of 'bomber crew member': 57 15 8 20
  2. (Canada, British) A non-commissioned officer rank in artillery, equivalent to corporal. Abbreviated Bdr. Tags: British, Canada Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-bombardier-en-noun-GTmzkxII Disambiguation of People: 31 31 36 1 Categories (other): British English, Canadian English
  3. An artilleryman; a gunner. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-bombardier-en-noun-A4E9DkMy Disambiguation of People: 31 31 36 1
  4. (entomology) A bombardier beetle. Categories (topical): Entomology Categories (lifeform): Adephagan beetles
    Sense id: en-bombardier-en-noun-FH2-7Eo~ Disambiguation of Adephagan beetles: 17 23 10 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 25 14 38 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 32 8 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 23 27 13 37 Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lance bombardier, master bombardier, bombardier beetle Related terms: bombard, bomb, bomber

Inflected forms

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