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grenadier guards

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gren⋅a⋅dier

[gren-uh-deer]
–noun
1. (in the British army) a member of the first regiment of household infantry (Grenadier Guards).
2. (formerly) a specially selected foot soldier in certain elite units.
3. (formerly) a soldier who threw grenades.
4. Also called rat-tail, rat tail. any of several deep-sea fishes of the family Macrouridae, having an elongated, tapering tail.

Origin:
1670–80; < F; see grenade, -ier 2


gren⋅a⋅dier⋅i⋅al, adjective
gren⋅a⋅dier⋅ly, adverb
gren⋅a⋅dier⋅ship, noun
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