grenadier en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɡɹɛnəˈdɪə/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From French grenadier, corresponding to grenade + -ier.
Meanings
- 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 of Canada and the United Kingdom.
- Any of various African weaverbirds or waxbills, especially the common grenadier or the red bishop.
- Any of various deep-sea fish of the family Macrouridae that have a large head and body and a long tapering tail; a rattail.
- Either of two red and black libellulid dragonflies, Agrionoptera insignis and Lathrecista asiatica, of Asia and Australia.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| grenadiers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
giant grenadier · roundnose grenadier · Gray's grenadier anchovy
Translations (21)
el γρεναδιέρος (soldier) · pt granadeiro (soldier) · ro grenadier (soldier) · it granatiere (soldier) · fr grenadier (soldier) · de Granatierer (soldier) · bg гренадир (soldier) · fi sinipeippo (grenadier) (bird) · ja 擲弾兵 (soldier) · cs granátník (soldier) · sv grenadjär (soldier) · fi krenatööri (soldier) · de Grenadier (soldier) · de Granatier (soldier) · ru гренаде́р (soldier) · fi piispa (bird) · kl imminnguaq (fish) · eu granadari (soldier) · gl granadeiro (soldier) · fi lestikala (fish) · bg миша опашка (fish)