bombardier
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bom·bar·dier
(bŏm'bər-dîr') 
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- The member of a combat aircraft crew who operates the bombsight and drops the bombs.
- Chiefly British. A noncommissioned artillery officer.
- Archaic. A soldier in the artillery.
[French, from Old French bombarde, bombard. See bombard.]
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categories related to 'bombardier'
- Commercial Airlines, Airports, and Air Force - bombardier: member of bomber crew who operates bombsight and releases bombs
- Soldiers and Military Life - bombardier: member of bomber crew who releases bombs; noncommissioned officer in British artillery
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Bombardier may refer to:
Armed forces
- Bombardier (rank), rank equivalent to corporal used in some artillery corps
- Bombardier (air force), crew member on a bomber aircraft
- An archaic name for artillery crewman
Businesses
- Bombardier Inc., a company mainly specializing in air and railway technology
- Bombardier Aerospace, the aircraft division
- Bombardier Transportation, the rail equipment division
- Bombardier Recreational Products, a maker of snowcats and snowmobiles, part of Bombardier Inc. until 2003
Surnames
- Joseph Armand Bombardier (1907-1964), Canadian inventor and businessman, founder of Bombardier Inc.
- Denise Bombardier (born 1941), Canadian journalist
- Jean-Michel Bombardier (born 1970), Canadian skater
Others
- Bombardier beetle, insect of family Carabidae
- Bombardier (film), 1943 film about aircrew training, starring Pat O'Brien, Randolph Scott, and June Allyson
- Bombardier Bitter, flagship beer of the Charles Wells brewery in England
- Bombardier Billy Wells, English heavyweight boxer
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