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Noun: grenadier  ,gre-nu'deer
  1. An infantryman equipped with grenades
    - grenade thrower
     
  2. Deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail
    - rattail, rattail fish

Derived forms: grenadiers

Type of: foot soldier, footslogger, gadoid, gadoid fish, infantryman, marcher

Part of: family Macrouridae, family Macruridae, Macrouridae, Macruridae

Encyclopedia: Grenadier