Grenadier

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /É¡rÉ›nəˈdɪə/
• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Origin

From French grenadier, corresponding to grenade + -ier.

Full definition of grenadier

Noun

1. A type of soldier, originally one who threw grenades, later a member of a company formed from the tallest men of the regiment; now specifically, a member of the Grenadier Guards.
2. Any of various African weaverbirds or waxbills, especially the common grenadier or the red bishop.
3. Any of various deep-sea fish of the family Macrouridae that have a large head and body and a long tapering tail; a rattail.

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