Legionnaire definition

lējə-nâr
legionnaires
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A member of a legion.
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A member of a legion.
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A member of the American Legion, Foreign Legion, etc.
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A member of a legion, especially the French Foreign Legion.
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A member of the American Legion.
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Noun

Singular:
legionnaire
Plural:
legionnaires

Origin of legionnaire

  • French légionnaire from Old French from legion legion legion

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French légionnaire.

    From Wiktionary