ordnanceman

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noun

A person responsible for storing, maintaining, and handling ordnance.

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Meanings

nounordnanceman (plural ordnancemen)

plural ordnancemen

  1. governmentA person responsible for storing, maintaining, and handling ordnance.

    Ordnancemen stenciled bombs with “greetings” on behalf of friends and loved ones back home or slogans playing on beer and cigarette advertisements[…]

    1993, Joseph T. Stanik, "Swift and Effective Retribution": The U.S. Sixth Fleet and the Confrontation with Qaddafi (The U.S. Navy in the Modern World Series; 3), Naval Historical Center

Origin

From ordnance + -man.

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APA

ordnanceman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordnanceman

MLA

“ordnanceman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordnanceman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ordnanceman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordnanceman.

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