culverineer
(ˌkʌlvərɪˈnɪə(r))
Also -er.
[f. prec. + -eer1, -er.]
A soldier armed with a culverin (hand-gun); a gunner in charge of a culverin (cannon).
| 1568 Reg. Secr. Sig. lib. xxxiv. fol. 84 To convoy..þame away with þair armour effeirand for coluerinaris on fute. 1849 J. Grant Kirkaldy of Gr. ix. 85 The culverineers wore a habergeon with sleeves. 1881 Greener Gun 37 One man (the culveriner) levelled and held the weapon during discharge. |