grenadier: Meaning and Definition of
gren•a•dier
Pronunciation: (gren"u-dēr'), [key] — n.
- (in the British army) a member of the first regiment of household infantry
- (formerly) a specially selected foot soldier in certain elite units.
- (formerly) a soldier who threw grenades.
- any of several deep-sea fishes of the family Macrouridae, having an elongated, tapering tail.
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