weaponeer

[ wep-uh-neer ]

noun

1. Military. a person who prepares an atomic bomb for detonation.
2. a person who designs nuclear weapons.

weaponeer

/ ˌwɛpəˈnɪə /

noun

1. a person associated with the use or maintenance of weapons, esp nuclear weapons

Word History and Origins

Origin of weaponeer¹

First recorded in 1945; weapon + -eer

Example Sentences

“Mother Nature is the most advanced, sophisticated weaponeer ever invented.”

From Washington Post

“Two additional runs were made, hoping that the target might be picked up after closer observation,” weaponeer Frederick Ashworth wrote in his flight log.

From Literature

When Bockscar arrived over Kokura, at 10:45 A.M., the crew found that the arsenal was “obscured by heavy ground haze and smoke,” according to the weaponeer’s flight log.

From The New Yorker

Tinian time, the weaponeer made his way aft and removed two green safing plugs from the bomb, replacing them with red arming plugs: it was now live.

From The New Yorker

Tinian time, the weaponeer made his way aft and removed two green safing plugs from the bomb, replacing them with red arming plugs: it was now live.

From The New Yorker