cannoneer
Example Sentences
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Count Rugen signaled the cannoneer, and the Prince’s instructions boomed along the Cliffs.
From Literature
The cannoneer came thundering down the steps, but I scrambled faster than he and ran for the rear door.
From Literature
Every step that cannoneers take to prepare and fire their field piece is a lesson directly from an army manual.
From Washington Post
“Saint Barbara was invoked by these early cannoneers in the hope she would protect them from this fate.”
From Washington Times
Little joined the Marines in December 2011 and is a field artillery cannoneer for the 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, according to a military statement.
From Reuters
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