Grēn'a-diēr', n.

(grēn'a-deer'), n. [Fr. grenadier, Sp. granadero, It. granatiere.]

1. (Mil.) Formerly, a soldier who threw grenades; in modern use, one of a company of tall, stout soldiers, selected for the place, which takes post on the right of a battalion, and leads it in every attack. Campbell.
2. A fowl found in Angola, in Africa.