Grenadier

English Meaning

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 grenadier of the guard of Napoleon I. one of the regiment of Grenadier Guards of the British army, etc.

1. A member of the British Grenadier Guards, the first regiment of the royal household infantry.
2. A soldier who is a member of a special corps or regiment.
3. A soldier equipped with grenades.
4. Any of various deep-sea fishes of the family Macrouridae, having a long tapering tail and lacking a tail fin. Also called rat-tail.