bombardier

bom·bar·dier  (bmbr-dîr)

n.

1. The member of a combat aircraft crew who operates the bombsight and drops the bombs.

2. Chiefly British A noncommissioned artillery officer.

3. Archaic A soldier in the artillery.

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[French, from Old French bombarde, bombard; see bombard.]

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bombardier [ˌbɒmbəˈdɪə]

n

1. (Military) the member of a bomber aircrew responsible for aiming and releasing the bombs

2. (Military) Brit a noncommissioned rank below the rank of sergeant in the Royal Artillery

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called bombardier beetle any of various small carabid beetles of the genus Brachinus, esp B. crepitans of Europe, which defend themselves by ejecting a jet of volatile fluid

[from Old French: one directing a bombard; see bombard]

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Bombardier [ˌbɒmbəˈdɪə]

n

(Engineering / Automotive Engineering)™ Canadian a snow tractor, typically having caterpillar tracks at the rear and skis at the front

[named after J. A. Bombardier, Canadian inventor and manufacturer]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bombardier - a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery enlisted officer, noncom, noncommissioned officer - a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel
	2.	bombardier - the member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target bomber aircrew, bomber crew - the crew of a bomber aircrewman - a member of an aircrew

Translations

bombardier [ˌbɒmbəˈdɪəʳ] N → bombardero m

bombardier

n (Mil) → Artillerieunteroffizier m; (Aviat) → Bombenschütze m