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grena·dier (gren′ə dir′)
noun
- Archaic an infantry soldier employed to carry and throw grenades
- a member of a special regiment or corps, as of the Grenadier Guards of the British Army, attached to the royal household
- any of a family (Macrouridae, order Gadiformes) of deep-sea bony fishes with a long, tapering tail, large head, and soft fins
Etymology: Fr < grenade: see grenade
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