grenadier
noun
gren·a·dier
ˌgre-nə-ˈdir 
1
a
: a soldier who carries and throws grenades
b
: a member of a special regiment or corps formerly armed with grenades
2
: any of various deep-sea fishes (family Macrouridae) that are related to the cods and have an elongate tapering body and compressed pointed tail
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Even in that intense place there is life: snailfish and grenadiers with tapering tails.
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Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
One of them, the tall one, wore a massive oversize grenadier-style coat—a chinchilla of dark blue, double-breasted with a number of missing buttons.
—Justin Beal, Harper’s Magazine , 12 Dec. 2022
The queen's company are a step above regular grenadier guards, although this is still a senior regiment of the British army.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2022
The kits installed on the roof an armored Humvee and provided 360 degree and overhead protection for machine gun gunners and grenadiers.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 26 July 2018
Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
One of them, the tall one, wore a massive oversize grenadier-style coat—a chinchilla of dark blue, double-breasted with a number of missing buttons.
—Justin Beal, Harper’s Magazine , 12 Dec. 2022
The queen's company are a step above regular grenadier guards, although this is still a senior regiment of the British army.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2022
The kits installed on the roof an armored Humvee and provided 360 degree and overhead protection for machine gun gunners and grenadiers.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 26 July 2018
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grenadier
noun
gren·a·dier
ˌgren-ə-ˈdi(ə)r
: a soldier who carries and throws grenades
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