grenadier
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grenadier
- /ɡɹɛnəˈdɪə/ UK
Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From French grenadier, corresponding to grenade + -ier.
noun grenadiers
- 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.
- 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.
- Either of two red and black libellulid dragonflies, Agrionoptera insignis and Lathrecista asiatica, of Asia and Australia.
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noun soldier
| 日本語 | 擲弾兵 tekidanhei |
|---|---|
| Português | granadeiro |
| Français | grenadier |
| Deutsch | Granatier, Granatierer, Grenadier |
| Italiano | granatiere |
| Ελληνικά | γρεναδιέρος grenadiéros |
| Română | grenadier |
| Русский | гренаде́р grenadér |
Talk about this word "grenadier." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grenadier. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. grenadier. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/grenadier "grenadier." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grenadier.Cite this
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