First published 1921; not fully revised
zumboorukcheenoun
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What does the noun zumboorukchee mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zumboorukchee. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Entry status
OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
Where does the noun zumboorukchee come from?
Earliest known use
1840s
The earliest known use of the noun zumboorukchee is in the 1840s.
OED's only evidence for zumboorukchee is from 1840, in the writing of James B. Fraser, traveller and artist.
Nearby entries
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- Zuluize, v.1852–
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Meaning & use
- 1840–A gunner.
- 1840
Four guns, and a large body of zumboorukchees.
J. B. Fraser, Travels in Koordistan vol. II. xiii. 249
- gunner1347–In military contexts: a person who operates or is in charge of a (typically large or heavy) gun or guns. A person who operates a gun, esp. (after…
- bombardier1562–An artillery soldier; spec. (in early use) one who operates or is in charge of a bombard (bombard, n. 2a); (subsequently) one who operates or is in…
- cannoneer1562–An artilleryman who is responsible for the laying and firing of cannon or heavy artillery; a gunner.
- artilleryman?1566–A member of an artillery unit; a gunner. Also: a person engaged in the development of artillery.
- engineer1569–1856A person who manages engines of war; an artillery operator, a gunner. Also figurative and in figurative context. Obsolete.
- artillerist1579–A member of the artillery; a gunner.
- bombarder1583–A person who or thing which bombards someone or something (in various senses of bombard, v.). Now chiefly figurative (cf. bombard, v. 2b).
- topchee1623–A term used in the former Ottoman Empire for: a gunner or artilleryman.
- fireman1625–1817A person (esp. a man) who uses firearms; a gunner. Obsolete.
- artillery driver1788–Now historical a person who drives the horses which pull field guns.
- zumboorukchee1840–A gunner.
- culverineer1881–A soldier armed with a culverin (hand-gun); a gunner in charge of a culverin (cannon).
- red-leg1890–U.S. Military. An artilleryman (in allusion to the red stripe formerly worn on the outside seams of artillerymens' trousers).
- gun1896–98A person who possess or operates a firearm. A person who operates a gun as a member of an artillery unit; a gunner. Cf. gunner, n. 1. Obsolete.
- horse gunner1897–A member of the Royal Horse Artillery.
society armed hostility warrior person who is armed [nouns] one armed with or using firearm as member of artillery unit- gunner1347–In military contexts: a person who operates or is in charge of a (typically large or heavy) gun or guns. A person who operates a gun, esp. (after…
- cannoner1517–An artilleryman who is responsible for the laying and firing of cannon or heavy artillery; = cannoneer, n.
- bombardier1562–An artillery soldier; spec. (in early use) one who operates or is in charge of a bombard (bombard, n. 2a); (subsequently) one who operates or is in…
- cannoneer1562–An artilleryman who is responsible for the laying and firing of cannon or heavy artillery; a gunner.
- artilleryman?1566–A member of an artillery unit; a gunner. Also: a person engaged in the development of artillery.
- engineer1569–1856A person who manages engines of war; an artillery operator, a gunner. Also figurative and in figurative context. Obsolete.
- artillerist1579–A member of the artillery; a gunner.
- bombarder1583–A person who or thing which bombards someone or something (in various senses of bombard, v.). Now chiefly figurative (cf. bombard, v. 2b).
- topchee1623–A term used in the former Ottoman Empire for: a gunner or artilleryman.
- fireman1625–1817A person (esp. a man) who uses firearms; a gunner. Obsolete.
- pyrobolist1696–A person who makes or is skilled in the use of artillery or fireworks.
- zumboorukchee1840–A gunner.
- culverineer1881–A soldier armed with a culverin (hand-gun); a gunner in charge of a culverin (cannon).
- red-leg1890–U.S. Military. An artilleryman (in allusion to the red stripe formerly worn on the outside seams of artillerymens' trousers).
- gun1896–98A person who possess or operates a firearm. A person who operates a gun as a member of an artillery unit; a gunner. Cf. gunner, n. 1. Obsolete.
- mud hog1918–Military slang. A field artilleryman. rare.