Synonyms for legionnaire

Grammar : Noun

Spell : lee-juh-nair

Phonetic Transcription : ˌli dʒəˈnɛər

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Définition of legionnaire

Origin : 1818, from French légionnaire, from légion (see legion). Legionnaires' Disease, caused by Legionella pneumophilia, was named after the lethal outbreak of July 1976 at the American Legion convention in Philadelphia's Bellevue Stratford Hotel. Hence Legionella as the name of the bacterium that causes it.

As in mercenary : noun person who fights, kills for money
As in soldier of fortune : noun hired soldier

Example sentences :

And a Legionnaire has no business with women, even as friends.
Extract from : « A Soldier of the Legion » by C. N. Williamson

There need be no past for a Legionnaire, but there might be a future.
Extract from : « A Soldier of the Legion » by C. N. Williamson

It took years to train a legionnaire and a lot of money to equip an army and keep it in the field.
Extract from : « Security » by Poul William Anderson

After this whisper, the Legionnaire drew back, his look asking for an answer by nod or shake of the head.
Extract from : « A Soldier of the Legion » by C. N. Williamson

Then he raised his eyes and fixed them upon the Legionnaire as if wondering how far he might be in his colonel's confidence.
Extract from : « A Soldier of the Legion » by C. N. Williamson

The unpardonable sin of a deserting Legionnaire is to rob France of the uniform lent him for his soldiering.
Extract from : « A Soldier of the Legion » by C. N. Williamson

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