CANNONEER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A serviceman in the artillery

Synonyms:

artilleryman; cannoneer; gunner; machine gunner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)