a serviceman who operates or specializes in guns, in particular 炮手,尤指 ■(in the British army) an artillery soldier (used especially as an official term for a private) (英国军队中的)炮兵(尤用于对列兵的正式称呼) ■(historical)a naval warrant officer in charge of a ship's guns, gun crews, and ordnance stores (史)(海军的)枪炮军士长 ■a member of an aircraft crew who operates a gun, especially (formerly) in a gun turret on a bomber (军用飞机的)射击手,炮手(尤指老式轰炸机上的机关枪手)