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cannoneers

cannoneers is the plural of cannoneer.

Meaning of cannoneer

Noun

cannoneer (plural cannoneers)

  1. 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.

Questions about cannoneers

What is cannoneers the plural of?
Cannoneers is the plural of cannoneer.

Words near cannoneers in the dictionary

  1. cannonballs
  2. Cannone
  3. cannoned
  4. cannoneer
  5. cannoneering
  6. cannoneers
  7. cannoner
  8. cannoners
  9. Cannones
  10. cannonfodder
  11. cannonier

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