n. Properly, a soldier in charge of a bombard or cannon; specifically, in the British army, a non-commissioned officer of the Royal Artillery, ranking next below a corporal, whose duty it is to load shells, grenades, etc., and to fix the fuses, and who is particularly appointed to the service of mortars and howitzers.n. A bombardier-beetle.n. A name of a European frog, Bombinator igneus.n. [capitalized] A former name, among the Portuguese, for a Fleming or other foreigner.