weaponsman

Noun

weaponsman (plural weaponsmen)

1. A member of a group that is armed with and has the job of using some type of weapon.
   • Crusaders were kings, lords, wretches, children, women, weaponsmen, churchmen, hermits, harlots, adventurers.1974, Lauran Paine, Saladin; a man for all ages, page 13
   • The Secret Intelligence section was made up of a truly amazing coterie of people, from spies and demolition experts to skilled linguists in every known language, vastly skilled weaponsmen, clandestine radio experts, para-military commandos, experts in every kind of mayhem -- mostly silent...1976, Lauran Paine, The Invisible World of Espionage, page 73
2. (usually qualified by a type of weapon) A soldier who is a specialist in a specific type of weapon.
   • For example, a fairly new rating in the Navy is that of nuclear weaponsman. Before this rating was established, a very thorough analysis of enlisted duties in nuclear weapons units was made.1960, Tri-service Conference on Job Qualifications Analysis, page 5
   • LT Coulombe was commissioned from the ranks in 1969, after 11 years enlisted as an underwater weaponsman.1980 Winter, “New Canadfian Forces Exchange Officer Arrives at NEDU”, in Faceplate, volume 11, page 5