grenadier
A type of soldier, originally one who threw grenades, later a member of a company…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 of Canada and the United Kingdom.
Meaning
4 sensesA 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 of Canada and the United Kingdom.
Granatier, Granatierer, Grenadier
гренаде́рgrenadér
Any of various African weaverbirds or waxbills, especially the common grenadier or the red bishop.
Any of various deep-sea fish of the family Macrouridae that have a large head and body and a long tapering tail; a rattail.
deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail
Either of two red and black libellulid dragonflies, Agrionoptera insignis and Lathrecista asiatica, of Asia and Australia.
Translations
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Origin
From French grenadier, corresponding to grenade + -ier.From French grenadier, corresponding to grenade + -ier.
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Forms
plural: grenadiers| Singular | grenadier |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail:rattailrattail fish
- an infantryman equipped with grenades:grenade thrower