grenadier

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ɡɹɛnəˈdɪə/

Noun

grenadier (plural grenadiers)

1. A type of soldier, originally one who threw grenades, later a member of a company formed from the tallest men of the regiment; now specifically, a member of the Grenadier Guards.
2. Any of various African weaverbirds or waxbills, especially the common grenadier or the red bishop.
3. Any of various deep-sea fish of the family Macrouridae that have a large head and body and a long tapering tail; a rattail.

Translations

• French: grenadier
• German: Granatier, Granatierer, Grenadier
• Portuguese: granadeiro
• Russian: гренаде́р

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