|grenə|di(ə)r, -iə noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from grenade + -ier -er
1.
a. : a soldier who carries and throws grenades
b. : one of a company attached to each regiment or battalion taking post on the right of the line and wearing a special uniform
c. : a member of a special regiment or corps
a grenadier of the guard of Napoleon I
2. : any of various deep-sea fishes that are related to the cods, that constitute a family Macruridae of the order Anacanthini, and that have an elongate tapering body and compressed pointed tail — called also rattail