SINCE 1828
grognard
noun
gro·gnard
| \ (ˌ)grō¦nyär\
plural -s
Definition of grognard
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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