GRENADIER


Meaning of GRENADIER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌgre-nə-ˈdir ]

noun

Etymology: French, from grenade grenade

Date: 1676

1.

a. : a soldier who carries and throws grenades

b. : a member of a special regiment or corps formerly armed with grenades

2. : any of various deep-sea fishes (family Macrouridae) that are related to the cods and have an elongate tapering body and compressed pointed tail

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.