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cannoneer

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can·non·eer  (kn-nîr)
n.
A soldier in the artillery; a gunner.
cannoneer [ˌkænəˈnɪə]
n
(Military) (formerly) a soldier who served and fired a cannon; artilleryman
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Noun1.cannoneercannoneer - a serviceman in the artillery        
artilleryman, gunner, machine gunner
military man, serviceman, man, military personnel - someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"


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The baffled cannoneer had fired him a random farewell.
An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
Not a rifleman in those crouching ranks, not a cannoneer at those masked and shotted guns, but knows the needs of the situation, the imperative duty of forbearance.
A Son of the Gods by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
You were a cannoneer that day there, and you were among the first to enter the accursed fortress when it fell.
A Tale Of Two Cities by Dickens, Charles View in context
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