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grenadier Definition

grena·dier (gren′ə dir′)

noun

  1. Archaic an infantry soldier employed to carry and throw grenades
  2. a member of a special regiment or corps, as of the Grenadier Guards of the British Army, attached to the royal household
  3. 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

grenadier Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

roundnose: The only species for which such an analysis could be carried out was roundnose grenadier.

Modifies a noun

  • guard: Grenadier guards faced a large mob of protestors in Downing Street.
  • company: The grenadier companies were detached to the 4th Brigade under the command of Brigadier Campbell and later by HRH the Duke of Kent.

Noun used with modifier

horse: On Thursday night, about ten o'clock, he attacked a horse grenadier, who was patroling about the Horse Guards.