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   bom·bar·dier

   /ˌbämbə(r)ˈdir/

   noun

   • 1. a member of a bomber crew in the US Air Force responsible for sighting and releasing bombs.
   • 2. a rank of noncommissioned officer in certain Canadian and British artillery regiments, equivalent to corporal.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (denoting a soldier in charge of a bombard, an early form of cannon): from French, from Old French bombarde ‘cannon’ (see bombard).

   Scrabble Points: 17

   • B

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   • M

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   • B

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   • D

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   • I

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