| 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. |