legionnaire
A person who is neither a citizen nor colonial/imperial subject of the state whose…A person who is neither a citizen nor colonial/imperial subject of the state whose military they join.
» The legionnaires burned down the mosque.
Meaning
2 sensesA person who is neither a citizen nor colonial/imperial subject of the state whose military they join.
A member of a legion, especially the French Foreign Legion.
a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion)
Examples
106 sentencesThe legionnaires burned down the mosque.
Rima was groped by the legionnaires.
ruЛегионеры облапали Риму.
Flavio was chased by the legionnaires.
The legionnaires tortured and killed people.
Rima was raped by the legionnaires.
Origin
Borrowed from French légionnaire. Doublet of legionary.Borrowed from French légionnaire. Doublet of legionary.
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Forms
plural: legionnaires| Singular | legionnaire |
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| Plural | legionnaires |
regular