# bombardier

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌbɑm.bɚˈdɪɚ/ · frequency rank #33,540

## Definitions
1. A bomber crew member who sights and releases bombs.
2. A non-commissioned officer rank in artillery, equivalent to corporal. Abbreviated Bdr.
3. An artilleryman; a gunner.
4. A bombardier beetle.

## Etymology
Partly borrowed from Italian bombardiere, from bombarda + -iere, and partly from Middle French bombardier, from bombard + -ier. By surface analysis, bombard + -ier.

## Common misspellings (15)
`bbombardier`, `bmobardier`, `bobmardier`, `bomabrdier`, `bombadrier`, `bombarddier`, `bombardeir`, `bombardierr`, `bombardire`, `bombarider`, `bombarrdier`, `bombbardier`, `bombradier`, `bommbardier`, `obmbardier`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bombardier