grenadier
/ɡɹɛnəˈdɪə/
grenadier noun: 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.
Noun
grenadier (plural grenadiers)
- 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.
grenadier meaning in Tamil
grenadier in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
Forms of grenadier
| plural | grenadiers |
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Origin of grenadier
From French grenadier, corresponding to grenade + -ier.
Words formed from grenadier
Phrases with grenadier
Words that rhyme with grenadier
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- spear
- career
- fear
- here
- steer
- appear
- cavalier
- cheer
- leer
- pioneer
- queer
- volunteer
- adhere
- beer
- chandelier
- deer
- financier
- pier
- premier
- privateer
- sheer
- veer
- vizier
- austere
- bombardier
- brigadier
- cashmere
- commandeer
- disappear
- endear
- interfere
- mere
- mountaineer
- peer
- sear
- tear
- tier
- unclear
- arrear
- bier
- blear
- cameleer
- cashier
- chiffonier
- cohere
- fakir
- farseer
- frontier
Questions about grenadier
- What does grenadier mean?
- Grenadier means 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.
- What is grenadier in Tamil?
- Grenadier in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Grenadier meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is grenadier?
- Grenadier is a noun.
- How do you pronounce grenadier?
- Grenadier is pronounced /ɡɹɛnəˈdɪə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of grenadier?
- The plural of grenadier is grenadiers.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: grenadier (page history and authors); grenadier (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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