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BOMBARDIER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("bombardier" is a kind of...):

aircrewman (a member of an aircrew)

Holonyms ("bombardier" is a member of...):

bomber aircrew; bomber crew (the crew of a bomber)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A noncommissioned officer in the British artillery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("bombardier" is a kind of...):

enlisted officer; noncom; noncommissioned officer (a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel)

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