grenadier

grenadier is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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. noun. 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. noun. A bright-colored South African grosbeak (Pyromelana orix), having the back red and the lower parts black.
4. noun. deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail

   Synonyms: rattail

5. noun. an infantryman equipped with grenades

Synonyms

rattail

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in grenadier:

earringed, rereading

Common word forms

grenadiers, grenadierly

Words from these letters

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