Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun legionnaire

2 senses of legionnaire

Sense 1
Legionnaire -- (a member of the American Legion)
       => veteran, vet, ex-serviceman -- (a person who has served in the armed forces)

Sense 2
legionnaire, legionary -- (a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion))
       => soldier -- (an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention")