"cannoneer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkænəˈnɪɚ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cannoneer.wav [Southern-England] Forms: cannoneers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From cannon + -eer. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cannon|eer}} cannon + -eer Head templates: {{en-noun}} cannoneer (plural cannoneers)
  1. (military) A person who tends and operates a piece of artillery, especially a cannon. Categories (topical): Artillery, Military, People Translations (person who operates a piece of artillery, especially a cannon): kanonýr [masculine] (Czech), kanonnier [masculine] (Dutch), kanonisto (Esperanto), tykkimies (Finnish), Kanonier [masculine] (German), tüzér (Hungarian), artilheiro [masculine] (Portuguese), tunar [masculine] (Romanian), артиллери́ст (artilleríst) [masculine] (Russian), канони́р (kanonír) [historical, masculine] (Russian), пушка́рь (puškárʹ) [historical, masculine] (Russian), гарма́тник (harmátnyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), гарма́ш (harmáš) [masculine] (Ukrainian), артилери́ст (artylerýst) [masculine] (Ukrainian), توپچى (topchi) (Uyghur), האַרמאַטניק (harmatnik) [masculine] (Yiddish)

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