legionnaires

noun

plural of legionnaire
as in soldiers
a person engaged in military service the legionnaires are well respected for their fighting prowess

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  1. soldiers
  2. warriors
Noun
  • Israel says four of its soldiers have been killed by militants in Gaza over the same period.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The film, which won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, sees the pair interview Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers (faces concealed, voices digitally altered) on rooftops in Tel Aviv about the civilian death toll in Gaza.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of soldiers
Noun
  • Working frequently with stylist Ib Kamara, Pavarotti casts Black models as goddesses, queens, or warriors.
    — Alison S. Cohn, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
  • On June 21, Langlade and more than two hundred Ojibwe and Odawa soldiers attacked while most of the Miami warriors were away at their summer hunting camps and the women were working in the fields outside the walls.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of warriors
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“Legionnaires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legionnaires. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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