Etymology

grognard

G2R1O1G2N1A1R1D2

Today it means: An old soldier. Full definition →

French grognard
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  1. French · borrowed fromgrognard
  2. French · borrowed fromgrognard
  3. English todaygrognard

Borrowed from French grognard (“grumbler”).

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