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Cannoneer
"Cannoneer" is an obsolete word for an artillery gunner, first recorded in the 16th century. An artillery Private is known as a Kanonier in German and Polish, a Kanonnier in Dutch, and a Канонир in Russian; today these would likely be rendered in English as "Gunner."

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cannoneer
Jan 01, 2001; cannoneer n. an artilleryman who positioned and fired a cannon.
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Putin Tries His Hand as Cannoneer
Jul 14, 2000; AP Online 07-14-2000 Putin Tries His Hand as Cannoneer NIZHNY TAGIL, Russia (AP) -- President Vladimir Putin, who has flown in a...
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KUWAIT DESERT -- U.S. Army Pfc. Jon Hart, 20, of Akron, Colorado, waits to pass 105mm rounds to the No. 1 cannoneer for loading into a M119 Alpha2 105mm Howitzer during live fire training in the Kuwai
Mar 07, 2003; EDDIE LEDESMA KRT Photos 03-07-2003 WORLD NEWS NOTES 9 CC KRT WORLD NEWS STORY SLUGGED: USIRAQ-NOTES KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY EDDIE...
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Lennox chosen as President for Capital Cannoneers Chapter.
Mar 01, 2007; The Capital Cannoneers Chapter of the US Field Artillery Association welcomed a new Chapter President at their Spring Luncheon on...
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Watervliet narrowly defeated; Madrid-Waddington knocks Cannoneers out of playoffs.(Sports)
Mar 09, 2008; Byline: Staff reports Madrid-Wadd. 31 Watervliet 30 Madrid-Waddington (Section X, North Country) held off Watervliet to post a...
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