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Meanings of legionnaire in English

Portuguese
legionário
Catalan
legionari

A soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion)

legionário
Usage of legionnaire in English
1
I sounded like a legionnaire discovered in the desert, dry-lunged and hoarse.
A Stir of Echoes
2
Scientists classify salmonella and the bacteria that cause legionnaire's disease as P2.
The Irish Times
3
I served as a legionnaire in the Blood Legion at the time.
Guild wars: ghosts of ascalon
4
Now that he thought about it, she did look like an Ash legionnaire.
Guild wars: ghosts of ascalon
5
So I joined the men on foot, like a legionnaire.
Julian
6
Water must be heated to at least 60 degrees to kill the legionnaire bug.
Radio NZ
7
Staring wildly, either from madness or shock, Bakall saw a legionnaire rushing toward the Kagonesti females.
The Kagonesti (A Story of the Wild Elves)
8
Bes occasionally appears dressed as a Roman legionnaire.
BBC
9
Like a demented legionnaire, the baroudeur decides to save the regiment by embarking on a futile mission.
The Guardian
10
With the quickness of thought, Iydahoe's hand lashed out and seized a surprised legionnaire around the neck.
The Kagonesti (A Story of the Wild Elves)
11
A bronzed body flew past as Bakall sprang, knocking the second legionnaire against the side of the wagon.
The Kagonesti (A Story of the Wild Elves)
12
One fell to a legionnaire's sword, but the others knocked the man to the ground and pierced him.
The Kagonesti (A Story of the Wild Elves)
13
Now I'm a legionnaire myself.
The Irish Times
14
Not for any number would he give up his legionnaire, so I told my Dad I had to have some.
The Irish Times
15
When Corporal Allan Ford was a boy in Cavan, he tried to swap a toy soldier for a friend's legionnaire.
The Irish Times
16
But no, there he was, back out in the midday sun like some perspiring legionnaire in the Sahara, a baseball-capped zombie in white.
The Guardian
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Portuguese
legionário
Catalan
legionari
Legionnaire through the time