Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A soldier in the artillery; a gunner.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A person skilled in designing and constructing artillery.
- noun One skilled in the use of artillery; a gunner; an artilleryman.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A person skilled in artillery or gunnery; a gunner; an artilleryman.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who operates
artillery
Etymologies
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Examples
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Although there were no casualties during the bombardment, one Union artillerist was killed and three wounded (one mortally) when a cannon exploded prematurely while firing a salute during the evacuation on April 14.
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Although there were no casualties during the bombardment, one Union artillerist was killed and three wounded (one mortally) when a cannon exploded prematurely while firing a salute during the evacuation on April 14.
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After the war, Confederate artillerist Porter Alexander asserted, “On the whole I think this plan was decidedly the best strategy conceived in any of the campaigns ever set on foot against us.”
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The young Alabamian was a gifted artillerist, unquestionably fearless in combat, and worthy of promotion.47
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When they reached Leesburg, according to an artillerist with Pelham, the troopers “actually fell off their horses, not having enough strength to unsaddle them, and slept until next morning.”
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“Just in the nick of time, and not a moment too soon,” contended the artillerist, “Gen. S. rallied them the infantry and turned them ‘right about face.’”
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Stuart remained at Spotsylvania Court House until 3:00 P.M. The artillerist Porter Alexander visited with him before he left, and recalled that Stuart “was in his usual high spirits & cheerful mood.”
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A Rebel artillerist confided to his journal, “As we move back to camp the boys are too tired to joke and were very quiet.”
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When they reached Leesburg, according to an artillerist with Pelham, the troopers “actually fell off their horses, not having enough strength to unsaddle them, and slept until next morning.”
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Verdiersville, dubbed “My Dearsville” by soldiers, consisted of “an old-looking hotel and a dwelling house,” in the words of an artillerist.
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