bombardier

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US /ˌbɑmbɚˈdɪr/ UK /ˌbɒmbəˈdɪə/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    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... gunnerartilleryman
Word family
Related forms bombardbombardmentbomb

Etymology

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

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