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Definition of a grunt

grunt

  • a person with little or no authority in some organization; UNDERLING, SUBORDINATE.

    Last edited on Oct 03 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.

noun

  • An infantryman. Aptly name so, due to an infantryman's willingness to accept the situation or orders regardless. The infantryman grunts his acknowledgment and carries and/or follow the orders. Both US Army and US Marine.

    Last edited on May 16 2011. Submitted by G. M. from Philadelphia, PA, USA on Jul 12 2005.

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