bombardier. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

bombardier

SYLLABICATION:	bom·bar·dier
PRONUNCIATION:	bmbr-dîr
NOUN:	1. The member of a combat aircraft crew who operates the bombsight and drops the bombs. 2. Chiefly British A noncommissioned artillery officer. 3. Archaic A soldier in the artillery.
ETYMOLOGY:	French, from Old French bombarde, bombard. See bombard.


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