as in soldier
a person engaged in military service
the legionnaires are well respected for their fighting prowess
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Recent Examples of legionnaire
Sharing the stage with Wilke is gentle and endearing actor Andrew Oswald, who plays the legionnaire running the debate, as well as Mike, a gay White man who has seen his rights trampled for most of his adult life, but retains a positive, life-loving spirit.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Luca Matias, a legionnaire, is destined to carry on his family’s name, and maintain their hold over the Forum, after his uncle dies.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Style: Sun hats for babies come in a variety of styles, including bonnets, buckets, and legionnaire.
—Casey Clark, Parents, 23 May 2024
At the Crimea pavilion, throngs of visitors pose with men dressed as Roman legionnaires next to a video boasting about the bridge connecting the peninsula, which was illegally annexed in 2014, to the Russian mainland.
—Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Luca Matias, a legionnaire, is destined to carry on his family’s name, and maintain their hold over the Forum, after his uncle dies.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Style: Sun hats for babies come in a variety of styles, including bonnets, buckets, and legionnaire.
—Casey Clark, Parents, 23 May 2024
At the Crimea pavilion, throngs of visitors pose with men dressed as Roman legionnaires next to a video boasting about the bridge connecting the peninsula, which was illegally annexed in 2014, to the Russian mainland.
—Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legionnaire
Noun
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Decker is described by authorities as a skilled outdoorsman and former U.S. Army soldier.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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Adding to the Israeli public pressure to end the war is the large number of soldiers, 20, killed in Gaza in the past month alone.—
James Hider,
NPR,
7 July 2025
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Mortal Kombat 2 will focus on the Mortal Kombat tournament, the big battle in which warriors from different realms face off against one another in a fight to the bloody finish.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
4 July 2025
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On screen, Charlize Theron kicks ass an immortal warrior.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
3 July 2025
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“Legionnaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legionnaire. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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