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noun
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 of Canada and the United Kingdom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
Any of various African weaverbirds or waxbills, especially the common grenadier or the red bishop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology
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noun
Any of various deep-sea fish of the family Macrouridae that have a large head and body and a long tapering tail; a rattail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
Either of two red and black libellulid dragonflies, Agrionoptera insignis and Lathrecista asiatica, of Asia and Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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noun
deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: rattail, rattail fish
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Broader terms: gadoid, gadoid fish
noun
an infantryman equipped with grenades
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: grenade thrower
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: infantryman, marcher, foot soldier, footslogger
History
From French grenadier, corresponding to grenade + -ier.
Across languages
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