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A front-line soldier.

A grunt is anyone, regardless of rank, who digs his or her own foxhole, performs front-line tasks, handles live weapons and ordnance and duties in combat zone and risks his or her life.

The opposite of grunt is REMF (Rear-Echelon Motherfucker), a desk job military person off the combat zone. If the definition of a grunt is one who digs his own foxhole, a REMF is anyone who sleeps between clean sheets.
To be a grunt in the Marines is the pinnacle of macho image
grunt by Susanna Viljanen March 7, 2008
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Us Military personnell who get to see who they kill as part of their normal battlefield duties.
Yeah, the grunts went into that building outside tower five. They haven't come out yet and we still here them cappin' off rounds.
grunt by Slide Rail September 5, 2004
The noise one makes when entering work and acknowledging co-workers. The grunt is understood between the two, and is usually stands for "fuck, another day at this shitty place!"
When I saw Fred as I walked into hell...I mean work, we looked at each other and grunted. He must be disgruntled too.
grunt by ocu-pie May 4, 2003
To break wind. Slang term from England.
Um.. Pete, have you just grunted?
grunt by ManofG December 28, 2007
little dog-like aliens in Halo that is used as cannon fodder. since they are cowardly from their small size it is fairly humerous to kill them in mass.
I slaughtered a pack of grunts with a single grenade.
grunt by Crazy Carlos February 18, 2004
"dude, c-ya in a minute. gotta go take uh grunt!"
grunt by yo mommasa pimp May 2, 2006