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

Examples of grenadier in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even in that intense place there is life: snailfish and grenadiers with tapering tails. —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

Word History

Etymology

French, from grenade grenade

First Known Use

1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

grenadier

noun

gren·​a·​dier ˌgren-ə-ˈdi(ə)r 

: a soldier who carries and throws grenades