cannoneer

Example Sentences

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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

Stanford typically fired a cannon at home games whenever its team scored, and that day no one had thought to stay the eager hand of the cannoneer.

From New York Times

The cannoneer, now trembling, blushed, For he rarely missed his aim, While his commander forward rushed, With words of bitter blame.

From Project Gutenberg