Etymology

bombardier

Bom·bar·dier
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Today it means: A bomber crew member who sights and releases bombs. Full definition →

Italian bombardiere ← Middle French bombardier
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bombardier · noun1

  1. Middle French · borrowed frombombardier
  2. Italian · borrowed frombombardiere
  3. English todaybombardier

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

Bombardier · proper noun2

  1. French · borrowed fromBombardier
  2. French · borrowed fromBombardier
  3. English todayBombardier

Borrowed from French Bombardier.

Bombardier · noun3

Company founded in Valcourt, Quebec, in 1941; from family name of founder Joseph-Armand Bombardier.

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