Artillerist
a soldier serving in an unit of the army.
historical examples
in the rue crozatier an artillerist of the army, gone over to the people on the 18th march, was surrounded.
history of the commune of 1871 p. lissagary
he threw out his anchor, which ricochetted, as an artillerist would say.
phaeton rogers rossiter johnson
meanwhile, the spanish governor learned this man was an artillerist and a maker of “artificial fires.”
artillery through the ages albert manucy
“my poor reddy—he went the way of double-grey,” sighed the artillerist.
the sword of honor, volumes 1 & 2 eugne sue
the artillerist drew a quick breath, let the b-tton alone, and raised his head higher.
the long roll mary johnston
so explained the artillerist while the pair idled back to the open deck.
kincaid’s battery george w. cable
it was most important for the artillerist to understand the different cl-sses of guns.
artillery through the ages albert manucy
the constable’s epicurean tastes irritated the mayor, who, as chief of the city militia, outranked the artillerist.
told by the death’s head mr jkai
in command of a battery only three weeks, he fell universally lamented, the first artillerist of the army.
the life of isaac ingalls stevens, volume i (of 2) hazard stevens
napoleon, an artillerist par excellence, considered campaigns and battles to be something more than duels of artillery.
diary from march 4, 1861, to november 12, 1862 adam gurowski
noun (pl) -men
a serviceman who serves in an artillery unit
n.
1778; see artillery + -ist.
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