as in soldier
a person engaged in military service
the legionnaires are well respected for their fighting prowess
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In 2022, an outbreak of legionnaires' disease in New York City's Bronx borough left one dead and 18 sick.
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Sandra Rose Salathe, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2023
The legionnaires’ loyalty was largely to one another, but France fashioned the recruits into an effective force available for tough situations, especially in the French colonies.
—Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
Isis, apparently, appealed to Rome’s elite, but Mithras was the god of choice for working stiffs and battle-hardened legionnaires (the cult excluded women).
—David Laskin Martin Pauer, New York Times, 1 May 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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Sandra Rose Salathe, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2023
The legionnaires’ loyalty was largely to one another, but France fashioned the recruits into an effective force available for tough situations, especially in the French colonies.
—Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
Isis, apparently, appealed to Rome’s elite, but Mithras was the god of choice for working stiffs and battle-hardened legionnaires (the cult excluded women).
—David Laskin Martin Pauer, New York Times, 1 May 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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“Legionnaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legionnaire. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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