GRENADIER

grenadier, rattail, rattail fish

(noun) deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail

grenadier, grenade thrower

(noun) an infantryman equipped with grenades

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

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.

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.

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Source: Wiktionary

Gren`a*dier", n. Etym: [F. grenadier. See Grenade.]

1. (Mil.)

Definition: 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.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any marine fish of the genus Macrurus, in which the body and tail taper to a point; they mostly inhabit the deep sea; -- called also onion fish, and rat-tail fish.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A bright-colored South African grosbeak (Pyromelana orix), having the back red and the lower parts black.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition