artilleryman

[ ahr-til-uh-ree-muh n ]

/ ɑrˈtɪl ə ri mən /

a soldier serving in an artillery unit of the army.

Also ar·til·ler·ist

[ahr-til-er-ist] /ɑrˈtɪl ər ɪst/.

Origin of artilleryman

First recorded in 1625–35; artillery + -man

Drafted as a private, he applied for officer training, and then, as an artilleryman, rapidly climbed the ranks.

The Noble General |John Barry |July 24, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The senator had told him a few days before that her brother, the artilleryman, had just been killed at Verdun.

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse |Vicente Blasco Ibanez
"It's bows and arrows against the lightning, anyhow," said the artilleryman.

The War of the Worlds |H. G. Wells
The name made the artilleryman start as if he had been shot; he strained his blazing eyes to follow the receding shape.

The Downfall |Emile Zola

There were six horses in each team, an artilleryman riding each near horse and holding the off horse of the pair by a bridle.

Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout |Alfred Bishop Mason
The curtains of my study fluttered out of the open window from which I and the artilleryman had watched the dawn.

The War of the Worlds |H. G. Wells

artilleryman

/ (ɑːˈtɪlərɪmən) /

a serviceman who serves in an artillery unit