grognard
noun
gro·gnard
\(ˌ)grō¦nyär\
Definition of grognard
-s
1 : an old soldier
2 often capitalized : a soldier of the original imperial guard that was created by Napoleon I in 1804 and that made the final French charge at Waterloo
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Origin and Etymology of grognard
French, from grogner to grunt, grumble (from Old French gronir, grogner, from Latin grunnire to grunt) + -ard
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