grenadier

English

Etymology

From French grenadier, corresponding to grenade + -ier.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɡɹɛnəˈdɪə/
  • Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

grenadier (plural grenadiers)

  1. A 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.
  2. Any of various African weaverbirds or waxbills, especially the common grenadier or the red bishop.
  3. Any of various deep-sea fish of the family Macrouridae that have a large head and body and a long tapering tail; a rattail.

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French

Etymology

grenade + -ier

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʁə.na.dje/
  • (file)

Noun

grenadier m (plural grenadiers)

  1. pomegranate tree
  2. (military) grenadier

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

grenadier m (definite singular grenadieren, indefinite plural grenadiere, definite plural grenadierne)

  1. a Grenadian (person from Grenada)

Swedish

Noun

grenadier c

  1. person from Grenada

Declension

Declension of grenadier 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative grenadier grenadiern grenadier grenadierna
Genitive grenadiers grenadierns grenadiers grenadiernas
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