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    grenadier

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Army
    gren·a·dier /ˌɡrenəˈdɪə◂ $ -ˈdɪr◂/ noun [countable]  PMAa soldier in a famous regiment of the British army 英国近卫步兵团的士兵
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    grenadier• Items like wretch and grenadier are now variable.• An hour before then, a force of grenadiers will set out on foot from the village down the road.    Origin grenadier (1600-1700) French “soldier armed with grenades”, from grenade; → GRENADE
    gren·a·dier nounChineseSyllable
    Corpus a of a in the soldier famous army British regiment


    grenadier
    gren‧a‧dier /ˌɡrenəˈdɪə◂ $ -ˈdɪr◂/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1600-1700
     Language: French
     Origin: 'soldier armed with grenades', from grenade; ⇨ grenade
    a soldier in a famous regiment of the British army


    grena·dierBrE /ˌɡrenəˈdɪə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɡrenəˈdɪr/ 🔊 nouna soldier in the part of the British army known as the Grenadiers or Grenadier Guards 英国近卫步兵团的士兵