Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cannonier

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: can-non-ier
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of cannoneer.

Example Sentences

"Then ſe the bringing of our ordinance / Along the trench into the battery, / VVhere we wil haue gabions of ſix foot broad / To ſaue our Cannoniers from muſket ſhot, […]"

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French cannonier: see further at cannoneer.

Inflected Forms

cannoniers (plural)

Questions

What does cannonier mean?: Alternative form of cannoneer.
Where does cannonier come from?: Unadapted borrowing from French cannonier: see further at cannoneer.

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