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单词 legionnaire
释义

legionnaire

noun

le·​gion·​naire ˌlē-jə-ˈner How to pronounce legionnaire (audio)
: a member of a legion

Synonyms

  • dogface
  • fighter
  • legionary
  • man-at-arms
  • regular
  • serviceman
  • soldier
  • trooper
  • warrior
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Example Sentences

the legionnaires are well respected for their fighting prowess
Recent Examples on the Web But surrender is not a part of a legionnaire’s mentality. New York Times, 28 Sep. 2020 Such was the case for innumerable female veterans denied full legionnaire status and shuffled to auxiliary posts. Jasper Craven, The New Republic, 28 Aug. 2020 That same year, 35-year-old legionnaire Linsday Church was elected commander of her Seattle post. Jasper Craven, The New Republic, 28 Aug. 2020 In the early 1980s health officials were declaring an epidemic of an illness that claimed more victims than toxic shock and legionnaire's disease combined, but which was a mystery to most of the country. CBS News, 28 June 2020 In the early 1980s health officials were declaring an epidemic of an illness that claimed more victims than toxic shock and legionnaire's disease combined, but which was a mystery to most of the country. CBS News, 28 June 2020 In the early 1980s health officials were declaring an epidemic of an illness that claimed more victims than toxic shock and legionnaire's disease combined, but which was a mystery to most of the country. CBS News, 28 June 2020 In the early 1980s health officials were declaring an epidemic of an illness that claimed more victims than toxic shock and legionnaire's disease combined, but which was a mystery to most of the country. CBS News, 28 June 2020 In the early 1980s health officials were declaring an epidemic of an illness that claimed more victims than toxic shock and legionnaire's disease combined, but which was a mystery to most of the country. CBS News, 28 June 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

French légionnaire, from Latin legionarius

First Known Use

1595, in the meaning defined above

legionnaire

noun

as in soldier
a person engaged in military service the legionnaires are well respected for their fighting prowess

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • soldier
  • warrior
  • legionary
  • fighter
  • marine
  • raider
  • veteran
  • trooper
  • ranger
  • dragoon
  • serviceman
  • dogface
  • knight
  • man-at-arms
  • regular
  • musketeer
  • recruit
  • conscript
  • infantryman
  • cuirassier
  • cavalryman
  • artilleryman
  • partisan
  • doughboy
  • guardsman
  • rifleman
  • cavalier
  • servicewoman
  • archer
  • combatant
  • commando
  • lancer
  • cannoneer
  • militiaman
  • spearman
  • jarhead
  • crossbowman
  • pikeman
  • footman
  • guerrilla
  • paramilitary
  • Confederate
  • gunner
  • champion
  • irregular
  • grunt
  • foot soldier
  • noncombatant
  • minuteman
  • gendarme
  • reservist
  • carabinier
  • draftee
  • carabineer
  • warhorse
  • mortarman
  • gallowglass
  • enrollee
  • counterguerrilla
  • partizan
  • guerilla
  • counterguerilla
  • GI
  • Continental
  • digger
  • lifer
  • Federal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • civilian
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