Meanings
noungrenadier (plural grenadiers)
plural grenadiers
- governmentA type of soldier, originally one who threw grenades, later a member of a company formed from the tallest men of the regiment; now specifically, a member of the Grenadier Guards of Canada and the United Kingdom.
- biologyAny of various African weaverbirds or waxbills, especially the common grenadier or the red bishop.
- biologyAny of various deep-sea fish of the family Macrouridae that have a large head and body and a long tapering tail; a rattail.
- biologyEither of two red and black libellulid dragonflies, Agrionoptera insignis and Lathrecista asiatica, of Asia and Australia.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan infantryman equipped with grenades
Similar
grenade thrower
noundeep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail
Similar
rattailrattail fish
Broader
gadoidgadoid fish
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchgrenadier
- Englishgrenadier
From French grenadier, corresponding to grenade + -ier.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque granadari
- granadarisoldier
Bulgarian гренадир, миша опашка
- гренадир (grenadir)soldier
- миша опашка (miša opaška)fish
Czech granátník
- granátníksoldier
Finnish krenatööri, lestikala
- krenatöörisoldier
- lestikalafish
- piispabird
- sinipeippo (grenadier)bird
French grenadier
- grenadiersoldier
German Granatier, Granatierer
- Granatiersoldier
- Granatierersoldier
- Grenadiersoldier
Greek γρεναδιέρος
- γρεναδιέρος (grenadiéros)soldier
Italian granatiere
- granatieresoldier
Japanese 擲弾兵
- 擲弾兵 (tekidanhei)soldier
Portuguese granadeiro
- granadeirosoldier
Romanian grenadier
- grenadiersoldier
Russian гренаде́р
- гренаде́р (grenadér)soldier
Swedish grenadjär
- grenadjärsoldier
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with grenadier
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Cite this entry
APA
grenadier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grenadier
MLA
“grenadier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grenadier. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grenadier,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grenadier.
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