grognard

noun

gro·​gnard

(ˌ)grō¦nyär

plural -s

1

: an old soldier

2

often capitalized : a soldier of the original imperial guard that was created by Napoleon I in 1804 and that made the final French charge at Waterloo

Word History

Etymology

French, from grogner to grunt, grumble (from Old French gronir, grogner, from Latin grunnire to grunt) + -ard

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