'Legionary' definitions:
Definition of 'legionary'
(from WordNet)
noun
A soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion) [syn: legionnaire, legionary]
Definition of 'Legionary'
From: GCIDE
- Legionary \Le"gion*a*ry\ (-[asl]*r[y^]), a. [L. legionarius: cf. F. l['e]gionnaire.] Belonging to a legion; consisting of a legion or legions, or of an indefinitely great number; as, legionary soldiers; a legionary force. "The legionary body of error." --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Legionary'
From: GCIDE
- Legionary \Le"gion*a*ry\ (l[=e]"j[u^]n*[asl]*r[y^]), n.; pl. Legionaries (-r[i^]z). A member of a legion. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'legionary'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- air serviceman,
- Amazon,
- brave,
- cannon fodder,
- fighting man,
- food for powder,
- halberdier,
- hoplite,
- man-at-arms,
- military man,
- navy man,
- pikeman,
- rifle,
- rifleman,
- serviceman,
- soldier,
- spearman,
- warrior,
- warrioress