|bämbər|di(ə)r, -R & R often -bə|d-, -R -diə; sometimes |bəm noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French, one in charge of a bombard, from bombarde bombard
1.
a. archaic : artilleryman
b. : a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery
2. : a bomber-crew member whose duty it is to guide the airplane in the run over the target by means of the bombsight and to release the bombs