Complete Definition of "grenadier"

English
wikipedia

Etymology
From French #French|grenadier, corresponding to grenade + -ier.

Pronunciation
IPA|/gr�n��dɪ�/ (UK)

Noun
en-noun

  1. A type of soldier, originally one who threw grenades, later a member of a company formed from the tallest men of the reigiment; now specifically, a member of the w:Grenadier Guards|Grenadier Guards.
  2. Any of various African weaver-birds 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 rat-tail.

Category:Fish


French

Etymology
From grenade#French|grenade.

Pronunciation
IPA|/g��nadje/

Noun
fr-noun|m

  1. pomegranate tree
  2. military|lang=fr #English|grenadier

Norwegian

Noun
no-noun-m2

  1. Person from Grenada

Related terms
Grenada#Norwegian|Grenada
grenadisk

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Revision and Credits for"grenadier"
  • 2007-12-22 02:31 - Circeus - Change deprecated template, Replaced: {{fr-noun-reg|m}} → {{fr-noun|m}} [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]]

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