1 grognard | Definition of grognard

grognard

noun
gro·​gnard | \ (ˌ)grō¦nyär\
plural -s

Definition of grognard

1 : an old soldier
2 often capitalized : a soldier of the original imperial guard that was created by Napoleon I in 1804 and that made the final French charge at Waterloo

History and Etymology for grognard

French, from grogner to grunt, grumble (from Old French gronir, grogner, from Latin grunnire to grunt) + -ard

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