cannoneer
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cannoneer
- /kænəˈnɪə/ UK
- /ˌkænəˈnɪ(ə)ɹ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French canonnier, with the ending reshaped to English -eer (suffix forming agent nouns denoting people associated with, concerned with, or engaged in specified activities). Canonnier is derived from Middle French cannonier, canonnier, from canon (“cannon”) (from cane (from Old French cane (“tube”), from Latin canna (“cane; reed; something resembling a cane”), from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă, “giant reed (Arundo donax)”), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm, “reed”)) + -on (augmentative suffix)) + -ier (suffix denoting a profession). By surface analysis, cannon + -eer.
noun cannoneers · cannonier
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An artillery soldier who maintains and operates (historical) a cannon, or (now) some other piece of heavy artillery.
Luckily, the cannoneer was only mildly injured when his cannon malfunctioned.
Similar: bombardier, cannoner, gunner
Translations
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noun artillery soldier who maintains and operates a cannon, or some other piece of heavy artillery
| Español | artillero, cañonero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 포수 posu |
| 中文 | 炮手 pàoshǒu |
| Português | artilheiro |
| Français | canonnier, cannonière |
| Deutsch | Kanonier |
| Italiano | cannoniere |
| Română | tunar |
| Русский | канони́р kanonír, артиллери́ст artilleríst, пушка́рь puškárʹ |
| العربية | توپچي |
Talk about this word "cannoneer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cannoneer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cannoneer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cannoneer "cannoneer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cannoneer.Cite this
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