artilleryman

ar·til·ler·y·man

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahr-til-uh-ree-muh n]
- /ɑrˈtɪl ə ri mən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahr-til-uh-ree-muh n]
- /ɑrˈtɪl ə ri mən/

Definitions of artilleryman word

noun artilleryman a serviceman who serves in an artillery unit 3
noun plural artilleryman a soldier serving in an artillery unit of the army. 1
noun artilleryman A soldier enlisted in an artillery unit or who uses artillery. 1
noun artilleryman soldier operating heavy weaponry 1
noun artilleryman (military) A soldier enlisted in an artillery unit or who uses artillery. 0

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Origin of artilleryman

First appearance:

before 1625

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1625-35; artillery + -man

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Parts of speech for Artilleryman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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artilleryman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for artilleryman

noun artilleryman

soldier — a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service.
marksman — a person who is skilled in shooting at a mark; a person who shoots well.
shooter — a person who shoots with a gun, bow, etc.: efforts to capture the shooter.
cannoneer — (formerly) a soldier who served and fired a cannon; artilleryman
rifleman — a soldier armed with a rifle.

All 6 Synonyms of artilleryman

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