grenadier Definition
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
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.
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