bombardier

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˌbɑmbɚˈdɪr/ UK /ˌbɒmbəˈdɪə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a crew member who aims and releases bombs from an aircraft

The bombardier called out the coordinates as they approached the target.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a crew member who aims and... gunner artilleryman

Word family

Related forms bombard bombardment bomb

Etymology

From French bombardier ('artilleryman'), from bombarde ('a cannon'), from Latin bombus ('booming sound'), from Ancient Greek bombos ('booming, humming'), of imitative origin.

bombardier French bombus Latin bombos Ancient Greek

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# bombardier

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌbɑmbɚˈdɪr/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌbɒmbəˈdɪə/

## Meanings
1. a crew member who aims and releases bombs from an aircraft

## Examples
- The bombardier called out the coordinates as they approached the target.

## Synonyms
- gunner
- artilleryman

## Related Forms
- bombard
- bombardment
- bomb

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bombardier
- Root: bombus
- Root: bombos

## Etymology
From French bombardier ('artilleryman'), from bombarde ('a cannon'), from Latin bombus ('booming sound'), from Ancient Greek bombos ('booming, humming'), of imitative origin.

## AI Etymology
Bombardier is a noun meaning "a crew member who aims and releases bombs from an aircraft". Historically, it is from French bombardier ('artilleryman'), from bombarde ('a cannon'), from Latin bombus ('booming sound'), from Ancient Greek bombos ('booming, humming'), of imitative origin. Its shape is tied to sound symbolism rather than to an ordinary inherited stem alone. The historical chain links French bombardier, Latin bombus, and Ancient Greek bombos. Close English family members include bombard, bombardment, and bomb.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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