GRENADE THROWER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does grenade thrower mean? 

• GRENADE THROWER (noun)
  The noun GRENADE THROWER has 1 sense:

1. an infantryman equipped with grenades

  Familiarity information: GRENADE THROWER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GRENADE THROWER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An infantryman equipped with grenades

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

grenade thrower; grenadier

Hypernyms ("grenade thrower" is a kind of...):

foot soldier; footslogger; infantryman; marcher (fights on foot with small arms)