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GRENADIER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail

Synonyms:

grenadier; rattail; rattail fish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("grenadier" is a kind of...):

gadoid; gadoid fish (a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae)

Holonyms ("grenadier" is a member of...):

family Macrouridae; family Macruridae; Macrouridae; Macruridae (grenadiers)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An infantryman equipped with grenades

Synonyms:

grenade thrower; grenadier

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("grenadier" is a kind of...):

foot soldier; footslogger; infantryman; marcher (fights on foot with small arms)

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