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bombardier

An artilleryman; a gunner.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

An artilleryman; a gunner.

the officer to whom the command was deputed, to the amusement of a German bombardier, ordered one of the largest cannons to be placed under the gate of a fortress
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(North America) A bomber crew member who sights and releases bombs.

The bombardier then checked the gyroscopic stabilization of the bombsight and clutched in the electrical motor.
Origin: Partly borrowed from , from bombarda + -iere, and partly from , from bombard + -ier.. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(Canada, Britain) A non-commissioned officer rank in artillery, equivalent to corporal. Abbreviated Bdr.

Wikipedia: Bombardier (Bdr) and Lance Bombardier (LBdr or L/Bdr) are British Army ranks used in the Royal Artillery and Royal Horse Artillery instead of (respectively) Corporal and Lance Corporal. In the Canadian Forces, the Artillery Br…
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    — Bluesky· May 2026
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