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MASTER GUNNER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-10-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Military Organization
- Field Artillery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- master gunner
1, record 1, English, master%20gunner
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- MGnr 2, record 1, English, MGnr
correct, noun
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Master gunner has been a long standing appointment in the Canadian Army, awarded to senior warrant officers of the Royal Canadian Artillery and Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery. 3, record 1, English, - master%20gunner
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
master gunner; MGnr: designations to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 4, record 1, English, - master%20gunner
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organisation militaire
- Artillerie de campagne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maître canonnier
1, record 1, French, ma%C3%AEtre%20canonnier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- MCan 2, record 1, French, MCan
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- maître canonnière 3, record 1, French, ma%C3%AEtre%20canonni%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- MCan 2, record 1, French, MCan
correct, feminine noun
- MCan 2, record 1, French, MCan
- maître-canonnier 4, record 1, French, ma%C3%AEtre%2Dcanonnier
correct, masculine noun
- maître-canonnière 3, record 1, French, ma%C3%AEtre%2Dcanonni%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- maître artilleur 5, record 1, French, ma%C3%AEtre%20artilleur
former designation, correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- maître artilleuse 3, record 1, French, ma%C3%AEtre%20artilleuse
former designation, correct, feminine noun
- MArtil 5, record 1, French, MArtil
former designation, correct, masculine and feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un maître canonnier ou un [expert en la matière] qui est au fait de l'équipement et des procédures de régimage pertinents. 6, record 1, French, - ma%C3%AEtre%20canonnier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
maître canonnier : désignation privilégiée par l'Artillerie royale canadienne (ARC) et d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes. 3, record 1, French, - ma%C3%AEtre%20canonnier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
maître artilleur; MArtil : désignations uniformisées par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre. 3, record 1, French, - ma%C3%AEtre%20canonnier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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