Bombardier vs Bomber - What's the difference?
bombardier | bomber |
(North America) A bomber crew member who sights and releases bombs.
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(Canada, Britain) A non-commissioned officer rank in artillery, equivalent to corporal. Abbreviated
* Wikipedia : Bombardier (Bdr) and Lance Bombardier (LBdr or L/Bdr) are British Army ranks used in the Royal Artillery and Royal Horse Artillery instead of (respectively) Corporal and Lance Corporal. In the Canadian Forces, the Artillery Branch uses the ranks of Master Bombardier and Bombardier instead of Master Corporal and Corporal.
An artilleryman; a gunner.
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(entomology) A bombardier beetle.
A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs.
A person who sets bombs, especially as an act of terrorism.
A bomber jacket.
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(US) A 22-ounce beer bottle.
(climbing, slang) Completely solid and secure, usually referring to some form of protective gear (n.b. the forms "more bomber" or "most bomber" are unusual).
Bomber is a related term of bombardier.
As nouns the difference between bombardier and bomber
is that bombardier is a bomber crew member who sights and releases bombs while bomber is a military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs.As an adjective bomber is
completely solid and secure, usually referring to some form of protective gear (n.b. the forms "more bomber" or "most bomber" are unusual).bombardier
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(en noun)Derived terms
* lance bombardier * master bombardier * bombardier beetleReferences
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(bomb)Noun
(en noun)How Mumford & Sons became the biggest band in the world'' (in ''The Guardian )
- First singer and guitarist Marcus Mumford, wearing a black suit, then bassist Ted Dwane, in leather bomber and T-shirt. Next bearded banjo player Winston Marshall, his blue flannel shirt hanging loose, and pianist Ben Lovett, wrapped in a woollen coat.
