GRENADIER


Meaning of GRENADIER in English

/ ˌgrenəˈdɪə(r); NAmE -ˈdɪr/ noun

a soldier in the part of the British army known as the Grenadiers or Grenadier Guards

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: from French , from grenade (see grenade ).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.