Hypertext Webster Gateway: "grenadier"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Grenadier \Gren`a*dier"\, n. [F. grenadier. See {Grenade}.]
1. (Mil.) Originaly, a soldier who carried and threw
grenades; afterward, one of a company attached to each
regiment or battalion, taking post on the right of the
line, and wearing a peculiar uniform. In modern times, a
member of a special regiment or corps; as, a grenadier of
the guard of Napoleon I. one of the regiment of Grenadier
Guards of the British army, etc.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
grenadier
n 1: an infantryman equipped with grenades [syn: {grenade thrower}]
2: deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering
tail [syn: {rattail}, {rattail fish}]
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