Main Entry: gren·a·dier

Pronunciation: \ˌgre-nə-ˈdir\

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from grenade grenade

Date: 1676

1 a : a soldier who carries and throws grenades b : a member of a special regiment or corps formerly armed with grenades
2 : any of various deep-sea fishes (family Macrouridae) that are related to the cods and have an elongate tapering body and compressed pointed tail