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Webster 1913 Edition
Grenadier
1.
(Mil.)
Originaly, a soldier who carried and threw grenades; afterward, one of a company attached to each regiment or battalion, taking post on the right of the line, and wearing a peculiar uniform. In modern times, a member of a special regiment or corps;
as, a
one of the regiment of grenadier
of the guard of Napoleon I. Grenadier
Guards of the British army, etc. 2.
(Zool.)
Any marine fish of the genus
Macrurus
, in which the body and tail taper to a point; they mostly inhabit the deep sea; – called also onion fish
, and rat-tail fish
. 3.
(Zool.)
A bright-colored South African grosbeak (
Pyromelana orix
), having the back red and the lower parts black. Webster 1828 Edition
Grenadier
GRENADIE'R
, n.1.
A foot soldier, wearing a high cap. Grenadiers are usually tall, active soldiers, distinguished from others chiefly by their dress and arms; a company of them is usually attached to each battalion.2.
A fowl found in Angola, in Africa.