#gunner

• Artilleryman — A soldier specialized in operating, aiming, and maintaining artillery pieces (cannons, howitzers, mortars); an artilleryman or gunner. In historical texts and ancient military documents, the term designated a heavy ordnance operator within a garrison or battlefield.
• Artilleryman — A soldier who belongs to an artillery unit or who specializes in operating, aiming, and firing an artillery piece (cannon, howitzer, launcher). Broadly, the term designates any combatant trained in applied ballistics and the operation of long-range heavy weaponry.