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# bombardier

noun (a bombardier, bombardiers)

«bombardier» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A bombardier is the member of a bomber aircraft's crew who aims and releases the bombs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bombardier/#m1)
2. (UK, army) A bombardier is a rank in the British Royal Artillery, like a corporal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bombardier/#m2)
3. A bombardier beetle is a beetle that sprays a hot, stinging chemical from its back end to defend itself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bombardier/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history lessons on the Second World War, bomber crews had a pilot, navigator, gunners and a bombardier. In science lessons, the bombardier beetle is an amazing example of defence: two chemicals mix inside it and burst out boiling hot with a pop. Phrases: «bombardier beetle», «the bombardier aimed».

### Examples

- The bombardier aimed at the bridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bombardier/#x1)
- The bomber crew included a pilot, a navigator and a bombardier. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bombardier/#x2)
- A bombardier beetle sprays hot liquid at ants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bombardier/#x3)
- My great-grandad was a bombardier in the Royal Artillery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bombardier/#x4)
- The bombardier beetle makes a little popping sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bombardier/#x5)
- Bombardiers trained for many months. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bombardier/#x6)

### Note

Say it "bom-ba-DEER". Plural «bombardiers». Related: «bomb», «bombard» (to attack with many bombs or with questions). In the US Air Force, the word was a crew job, not a rank.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bombardier» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bombardier/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bombardier» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bombardier.html) on Mova free.