mortarman

English

Etymology

From mortar +‎ -man.

Noun

mortarman (plural mortarmen)

1. A man who operates a mortar (weapon).
   • 2007 July 27, Stephen Farrell, “Bomb Kills 25 in Baghdad After U.S. Cites Security Success”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     “We have seen in the last three months a significant improvement in the capability of mortarmen and rocketeers to provide accurate fire into the Green Zone and other places,” he said in Baghdad.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: kranaatinheitinmies, heitinmies