Gren`a*dier" (?), n. [F. grenadier. See
Grenade.] 1. (Mil.) 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. (Zoöl.) 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. (Zoöl.) A bright-colored South
African grosbeak (Pyromelana orix), having the back red and
the lower parts black.
