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grenadier

noun

/ˌɡrɛnəˈdɪə/

Meaning

A soldier who specialized in throwing grenades; later used to describe an elite infantryman.

The grenadier stood proudly at the front of the regiment.

soldier, infantryman, guardsman, trooper

civilian, noncombatant

grenadier guards, grenadier regiment, elite grenadier

the person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country

reckless wastefulness or extravagance

an uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region; a wild or uncultivated state

A gradual reduction and eventual elimination of something.

The established set of attitudes held by someone.

a greeting; an expression of goodwill