zumboorukchee, n.

zumboorukchee
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zumboorukcheenoun

## Factsheet

### 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

1. Zugzwang, n. 1904–
2. zule | zulis, n. 1780–
3. Zulu, n. & adj. 1824–
4. Zulu, v. 1882–
5. Zuludom, n. 1867–
6. Zulu hat, n. 1879–
7. Zuluize, v. 1852–
8. Zulu time, n. 1959–
9. zumbador, n. 1758–64
10. zumbi, n. 1704–
11. zumboorukchee, n.1840–
12. Zuñi, n. 1834–
13. zunyite, n. 1885–
14. zuppa, n. 1961–
15. Zurich, n. 1870–
16. Zuricher, n. 1673–
17. zurla, n. 1940–
18. zurlite, n. 1826–
19. zurna, n. 1870–
20. zurr, n. 1803–
21. zussmanite, n. 1965–

## Meaning & use

1. 1840–
   A gunner.
   1. 1840

      > Four guns, and a large body of zumboorukchees.

      J. B. Fraser, Travels in Koordistan vol. II. xiii. 249
   military
   1. gunner 1347–
      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…
   2. bombardier 1562–
      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…
   3. cannoneer 1562–
      An artilleryman who is responsible for the laying and firing of cannon or heavy artillery; a gunner.
   4. artilleryman?1566–
      A member of an artillery unit; a gunner. Also: a person engaged in the development of artillery.
   5. engineer 1569–1856
      A person who manages engines of war; an artillery operator, a gunner. Also figurative and in figurative context. Obsolete.
   6. artillerist 1579–
      A member of the artillery; a gunner.
   7. bombarder 1583–
      A person who or thing which bombards someone or something (in various senses of bombard, v.). Now chiefly figurative (cf. bombard, v. 2b).
   8. topchee 1623–
      A term used in the former Ottoman Empire for: a gunner or artilleryman.
   9. fireman 1625–1817
      A person (esp. a man) who uses firearms; a gunner. Obsolete.
   10. artillery driver 1788–
       Now historical a person who drives the horses which pull field guns.
   11. zumboorukchee 1840–
       A gunner.
   12. culverineer 1881–
       A soldier armed with a culverin (hand-gun); a gunner in charge of a culverin (cannon).
   13. red-leg 1890–
       U.S. Military. An artilleryman (in allusion to the red stripe formerly worn on the outside seams of artillerymens' trousers).
   14. gun 1896–98
       A 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.
   15. horse gunner 1897–
       A member of the Royal Horse Artillery.
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   1. gunner 1347–
      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…
   2. cannoner 1517–
      An artilleryman who is responsible for the laying and firing of cannon or heavy artillery; = cannoneer, n.
   3. bombardier 1562–
      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…
   4. cannoneer 1562–
      An artilleryman who is responsible for the laying and firing of cannon or heavy artillery; a gunner.
   5. artilleryman?1566–
      A member of an artillery unit; a gunner. Also: a person engaged in the development of artillery.
   6. engineer 1569–1856
      A person who manages engines of war; an artillery operator, a gunner. Also figurative and in figurative context. Obsolete.
   7. artillerist 1579–
      A member of the artillery; a gunner.
   8. bombarder 1583–
      A person who or thing which bombards someone or something (in various senses of bombard, v.). Now chiefly figurative (cf. bombard, v. 2b).
   9. topchee 1623–
      A term used in the former Ottoman Empire for: a gunner or artilleryman.
   10. fireman 1625–1817
       A person (esp. a man) who uses firearms; a gunner. Obsolete.
   11. pyrobolist 1696–
       A person who makes or is skilled in the use of artillery or fireworks.
   12. zumboorukchee 1840–
       A gunner.
   13. culverineer 1881–
       A soldier armed with a culverin (hand-gun); a gunner in charge of a culverin (cannon).
   14. red-leg 1890–
       U.S. Military. An artilleryman (in allusion to the red stripe formerly worn on the outside seams of artillerymens' trousers).
   15. gun 1896–98
       A 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.
   16. mud hog 1918–
       Military slang. A field artilleryman. rare.
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Originally published as part of the entry for zamburak, n.

zamburak, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.