cannoneer
2 synonyms for cannoneer, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A soldier trained to operate cannons or other heavy artillery.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
This word was borrowed from French canonnier, its ending reshaped to the English agent-noun suffix -eer (denoting someone associated with, concerned with, or engaged in a specified activity). Canonnier itself comes from Middle French cannonier, canonnier, from canon ("cannon") — built from cane (from Old French cane, "...
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