grenadier:
(plural: ‘grenadiers‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘g’ in this word rhymes with the letter ‘g’ in the word “garden” — for the right pronunciation, please click here)
(old model grenades)
(old usage) a member of the British Grenadier Guards;
a soldier who is trained or good at throwing grenades,
a grenadier throwing a grenade
A grenadier in the past was a tough, strong and brave soldier who could stand in the front line, light the old model grenade, and throw it at the enemy at the right moment.
Though the practice of throwing grenades was not very much used in the battles these days, the tough, strong and brave front line soldiers are still called grenadiers.
The first war casualties in any war are the young grenadiers who face wave after wave of enemy attacks.
(more recent types of grenades)
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(a grenadier fish)
