grenadier
(in the British army) a member of the first regiment of household infantry (Grenadier Guards ).
(formerly) a specially selected foot soldier in certain elite units.
Origin of grenadier
1Other words from grenadier
- gren·a·dier·i·al, adjective
- gren·a·dier·ly, adverb
- gren·a·dier·ship, noun
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How to use grenadier in a sentence
After the Poles had been besieged for 24 hours they were relieved by a column of Shermans from the Canadian grenadier Guards.
A grenadier Guards sergeant who was among the audience told the paper, "It was really tip-top."
Seven Amazing Pictures of Future Queen Cross-Dressing in Teenage Pantomime Role | Tom Sykes | December 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTTonight, he will host a dinner at Buckingham Palace in his role of Colonel of the grenadier Guards.
A grenadier Guardsman would serve the couple “gin and orange and beef sandwiches by the open fire.”
She charges me like a grenadier and asks me to give her—guess a little what!
The Tragic Muse | Henry James
Behind which follow stragglers of the Garde-du-Corps; all humiliated, in grenadier bonnets.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsHe wore a mitre of leather, with the front like a grenadier's cap, adorned with mock embroidery, and trinkets of tin.
The Abbot | Sir Walter ScottA fearless French grenadier scaled the wall, but he and his comrades within were killed.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan SloaneSheridan was a grenadier company of life-guards, but Colman a whole regiment—of light infantry, to be sure, but still a regiment.
A Walk from London to Fulham | Thomas Crofton Croker
British Dictionary definitions for grenadier
/ (ˌɡrɛnəˈdɪə) /
military
(in the British Army) a member of the senior regiment of infantry in the Household Brigade
(formerly) a member of a special formation, usually selected for strength and height
(formerly) a soldier trained to throw grenades
Also called: rat-tail any deep-sea gadoid fish of the family Macrouridae, typically having a large head and trunk and a long tapering tail
any of various African weaverbirds of the genus Estrilda: See waxbill
Origin of grenadier
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