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
Style: Sun hats for babies come in a variety of styles, including bonnets, buckets, and legionnaire.
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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
In 2022, an outbreak of legionnaires' disease in New York City's Bronx borough left one dead and 18 sick.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2023
From Roman legionnaires to Napoleon’s troops, many armies have occupied Aragonese over the years.
—Joe Yogerst, CNN, 11 May 2023
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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
In 2022, an outbreak of legionnaires' disease in New York City's Bronx borough left one dead and 18 sick.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2023
From Roman legionnaires to Napoleon’s troops, many armies have occupied Aragonese over the years.
—Joe Yogerst, CNN, 11 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legionnaire
Noun
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Pantoliano’s character, Angelo, was a soldier in the infantry, stationed in Hawaii in 1941.—
Carrie Wittmer,
Vulture,
19 May 2025
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Named by Variety as one of 10 Spanish directors to watch in 2022, Azorín delivers a dual-timeline narrative set in Roman baths, where a 21st-century boy shares a hot bath with a 1st-century Roman soldier, both reflecting on their own frailty.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Wars claim the lives of innocent children as well as warriors.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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The story follows seven warriors on a top-secret mission: to transport 99 coffins as a strategic diversion designed to mislead hostile forces.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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“Legionnaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legionnaire. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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