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English
Etymology
From OF. bombarder: a stone throwing engine.
Noun
en-noun
#The person who releases bombs from aircraft.
#*1990 Operations Analysis in the U.S. Army Eighth Air Force in World War II Charles W McArthur?: Publisher American Mathematical Society: ISBN 0821801589 P142. "The bombardier then checked the gyroscopic stabilization of the bombsight and clutched in the electrical motor."
#(British) a non-commissioned artillery officer.
#* Wikipedia: Bombardier (Bdr) and Lance Bombardier (LBdr or L/Bdr) are British Army ranks used in the Royal Artillery and Royal Horse Artillery instead of (respectively) Corporal and Lance Corporal.
#An artilleryman; a gunner.
#*Anton Pavlovich Chekhov: Early Stories: Publisher Oxford University Press. ISBN 0192837567. "He has known for ages why a sturdy bombardier rides alongside the officer at the head of each battery, and why he is given a special name.
Derived terms
bombardier beetle
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