legionary
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noun plural legionar·ies
Definition of LEGIONARY
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- <the daring exploits of the French legionaries have long been the stuff of literary and cinematic legend>
First Known Use of LEGIONARY
1598
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Synonyms: dogface, fighter, soldier, legionnaire, man-at-arms, regular, serviceman, trooper, warrior
Antonyms: civilian
Related Words: servicewoman; carabineer (or carabinier), cavalier, cavalryman, cuirassier, dragoon; doughboy, footman, foot soldier, grunt, infantryman; commando, raider; jarhead [slang], marine, ranger; artilleryman, cannoneer, gunner, mortarman, musketeer, rifleman; archer, crossbowman; lancer, pikeman, spearman; Confederate, Continental, Federal, GI, guardsman, militiaman, minuteman; counterguerrilla (also counterguerilla), guerrilla (or guerilla), irregular, paramilitary, partisan (also partizan); combatant, noncombatant; lifer, veteran, warhorse; conscript, draftee, enrollee, recruit; reservist; champion, knight; digger [chiefly Australian & New Zealand], gallowglass, gendarme
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