artilleryman

noun

ar·​til·​lery·​man är-ˈti-lə-rē-mən How to pronounce artilleryman (audio)
-ˈtil-rē
: a soldier in the artillery

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Hessler served in the U.S. Army as a field artilleryman for six years, retiring as a staff sergeant before serving two years as a patrol officer for the Baltimore City Police, followed by a lateral transfer to Carroll in March of 2021. Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024 During the 1930s and '40s, what was left of Indianola was turned into a major training base for thousands of artillerymen. Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Mar. 2024 Tim Walz enlisted as an artilleryman in the Nebraska Army National Guard in 1981, the day after his 17th birthday. The Editors, National Review, 8 Aug. 2024 The sky blazed as North Vietnamese artillerymen vainly shot at the American bombers. Jeremy Redmon, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for artilleryman 

Word History

Etymology

artillery + man entry 1

First Known Use

circa 1566, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of artilleryman was circa 1566

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“Artilleryman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/artilleryman. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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