"legionnaire" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌliːdʒəˈnɛə(ɹ)/ Forms: legionnaires [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French légionnaire. Doublet of legionary. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|légionnaire}} French légionnaire, {{doublet|en|legionary}} Doublet of legionary Head templates: {{en-noun}} legionnaire (plural legionnaires)
  1. A person who is neither a citizen nor colonial/imperial subject of the state whose military they join. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-legionnaire-en-noun--7ObWOo0 Disambiguation of People: 88 12
  2. A member of a legion, especially the French Foreign Legion.
    Sense id: en-legionnaire-en-noun-X8ZlM8NT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: legionary Derived forms: Legionnaire, legionnaire hat

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