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/kænəˈnɪə/ · noun
(military) An artillery soldier who maintains and operates (historical) a cannon, or (now) some other piece of heavy artillery..
Luckily, the cannoneer was only mildly injured when his cannon malfunctioned.
Then ſe the bringing of our ordinance / Along the trench into the battery, / VVhere vve vvil haue gabions of ſix foot broad / To ſaue our Cannoniers from muſket ſhot, […]
The Irish cannoneers stood gallantly to their pieces till they were cut down to a man.
Just as the spring came laughing through the strife / With all its gorgeous cheer; / In the bright April of historic life / Fell the great cannoneer.
The American cannoneers, normally positioned well behind the front lines, found themselves unexpectedly thrust into a firefight. The cannoneers slammed shell after shell at the big German tanks, but the 105mm high-explosive rounds burst with little effect.
Use cannoneer when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cannoneer means (military) An artillery soldier who maintains and operates (historical) a cannon, or (now) some other piece of heavy artillery..
Common synonyms include bombardier, cannoner, gunner, artilleryman.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Luckily, the cannoneer was only mildly injured when his cannon malfunctioned.
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