grenadier
grenadier Lexical Profile
grenadier Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A soldier originally trained and equipped for throwing grenades, which later evolved into a designation for an elite, heavily armed infantryman in European armies.
"The regiment was led by a battalion of tall, experienced grenadiers dressed in distinctive uniforms."
Any of numerous deep-sea fishes of the family Macrouridae, characterized by a large head and a long, continuously tapering tail.
"During the deep-ocean survey, the submersible's cameras captured several grenadiers hovering just above the sea floor."
• Rhymes for grenadier
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from French 'grenadier', literally 'grenade thrower', from 'grenade' (small explosive, historically from the word for pomegranate due to the seed-like fragmentation) + the suffix '-ier'.
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