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cannoneer

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can⋅non⋅eer

[kan-uh-neer]
–noun
an artilleryman.

Origin:
1555–65; < MF canonnier. See cannon, -eer


can⋅non⋅eer⋅ing, noun
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can·non·eer   (kān'ə-nîr')   
n.  A soldier in the artillery; a gunner.
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