(formerly) a soldier who served and fired a cannon; artilleryman
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can•non•eer
(kan′ə nēr′),USA pronunciation n.
can′non•eer′ing, n.
- Militaryan artilleryman.
- Middle French canonnier. See cannon, -eer
- 1555–65
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