grognard
French, noun/ɡʁɔ.ɲaʁ/
grognard is spelled G-R-O-G-N-A-R-D (8 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written French, the 108,277th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grognard is a French masculine noun meaning “a grumbler; one who grumbles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne qui grogne”.
What does grognard mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea grumbler; one who grumbles
- 2
masculinean old veteran soldier, specifically an old grenadier of the Imperial Guard (Grenadiers à pied de la Garde Impériale); an old complaining soldier
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est dans l’habitude de grogner.
noun: 1. Personne qui grogne.
noun: 1. Vieux soldat de l’empire napoléonien.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of grognard
- grognards plural
- grognarde feminine
- grognardes plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce grognard?
- /ɡʁɔ.ɲaʁ/
- \ɡʁɔ.ɲaʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is grognard in French?
grognard appears about once in every 11 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).