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
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An Indian soldier was also killed by shelling Wednesday, according to the Indian army.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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But this former American soldier has no special plans for Thursday, when Victory in Europe, or VE Day, is commemorated, saying every day is special to him now.—
Anne Clifford,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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Jedi-in-training Rey (Daisy Ridley), reluctant hero Finn (John Boyega) and X-wing warrior Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) lead the ragtag Resistance against a returning Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) in a film that's full of logic fumbles and muddies the focus of the third and final trilogy.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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This is a time to integrate some of that Aries warrior energy with Aquarius’ vision of collective care.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
2 May 2025
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“Legionnaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legionnaire. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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