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Definition of Bombardier

1. Noun. A noncommissioned officer in the British artillery.

2. Noun. The member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target.

Definition of Bombardier

1. n. One who used or managed a bombard; an artilleryman; a gunner.

Definition of Bombardier

1. Noun. (Canada trademark) An enclosed passenger vehicle, propelled over snow and ice by caterpillar tracks and steered by skis. ¹

2. Noun. (North America) A bomber crew member who sights and releases bombs. ¹

3. Noun. (Canada Britain) a non-commissioned officer rank in artillery, equivalent to corporal. Abbreviated Bdr. ¹

4. Noun. An artilleryman; a gunner. ¹

5. Noun. (entomology) A bombardier beetle. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bombardier

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Medical Definition of Bombardier

1. One who used or managed a bombard; an artilleryman; a gunner. A noncommissioned officer in the British artillery. Bombardier beetle, a kind of beetle (Brachinus crepitans), so called because, when disturbed, it makes an explosive discharge of a pungent and acrid vapor from its anal glands. The name is applied to other related species, as the B. Displosor, which can produce ten or twelve explosions successively. The common American species is B. Fumans. Origin: F. Bombardier. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bombardier

bomb it bomb out bomb rack bomb shelter bomb shelters bomb site bomb sites bomb up bomba bombable

bombace bombard bombarded bombarder bombarders bombardier (current term) bombardier beetle bombardier beetles bombardiers bombarding

bombardman bombardmen bombardment bombardments bombardon bombardons bombards bombasine bombasines bombast

Literary usage of Bombardier

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Records of the Revolutionary War: Containing the Military and Financial by William Thomas Roberts Saffell, George Washington, Charles Lee, Nathanael Greene, United States Continental Congress (1894)
"John Creed, bombardier. Appointed May 26,1776. Drummed out July 6,1776. ... Promoted to bombardier May 26,1776. William Dutton, Gunner. Appointed Feb. ..."

2. Life-zone Indicators in California by Harvey Monroe Hall, Marcos Sastre, William Hamilton Gibson, Joseph Grinnell (1919)
"THE bombardier-BEETLE fune gth HE familiar counsel to the aspirant for success to "leave no stone unturned" is said to date back to the Delphic oracle, ..."

3. The United Service Magazine by Arthur William Alsager Pollock (1847)
"snow which each carried in on his shoes, every guard bed occupied, not even a chair to be had, on which the unlucky bombardier could pass the night. ..."

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