cannoneer

noun

can·non·eer | \ˌka-nə-ˈnir

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Definition of cannoneer

: an artillery gunner

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John Corbin, a cannoneer, was among 2,900 American soldiers defending the fort from some 9,000 British and Hession troops as General George Washington watched from across the Hudson River. — Cristina Corbin, Fox News, "Where is Margaret Corbin? Hunt on for Revolutionary War hero's grave," 5 July 2018 Depending on the season, sea kayak in the San Juan Islands in the Northwest, cannoneer in Zion, or work in a baseball game in Boston. — Cassie Shortsleeve, CNT, "How to Plan a Coast-to-Coast Road Trip," 9 Aug. 2017 His assistant and cannoneer, Tanner Pletcher, a Texas Tech senior studying civil engineering, shoves the plank down the barrel and rams it home with a makeshift plunger. — Brantley Hargrove, Popular Mechanics, "How to Stop the Wind," 3 Aug. 2017 Guzman was deployed to Iraq in 2004 as provisional infantry at Camp Fallujah and then to Afghanistan in 2010 as an artillery cannoneer. — Junette Reyes, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Veterans surprised with new cars by United Way," 23 June 2017

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