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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Grenadier \Gren`a*dier"\, n. [F. grenadier. See {Grenade}.] 1. (Mil.) Originaly, a soldier who carried and threw grenades; afterward, one of a company attached to each regiment or battalion, taking post on the right of the line and wearing a peculiar uniform. In modern times, a member of a special regiment or corps; as a grenadier of the guard of Napoleon I. one of the regiment of Grenadier Guards of the British army, etc From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: grenadier n 1: an infantryman equipped with grenades [syn: {grenade thrower}] 2: deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail [syn: {rattail}, {rattail fish}]
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