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Grenadier Moderate

Origin: French suffix -ier

Grenadier has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an infantryman equipped with grenades

2

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

3

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.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
infantryman gadoid
Rhyming Words
hier fier vier kier sier pier tier bier plier maier trier thier prier brier drier ozier feier osier frier grier
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