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CANNONEER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cannoneer mean?
• CANNONEER (noun)
The noun CANNONEER has 1 sense:
1. a serviceman in the artillery
Familiarity information: CANNONEER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A serviceman in the artillery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
artilleryman; cannoneer; gunner; machine gunner
Hypernyms ("cannoneer" is a kind of...):
man; military man; military personnel; serviceman (someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force)
Derivation:
cannon (a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels)
cannon (heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane)
cannon (heavy gun fired from a tank)
cannon (fire a cannon)
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