Legionnaire meaning

Legionnaire as a noun

1. a member of the American Legion

   Type of: veteran

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

   Synonyms: legionary

   Type of: soldier

Legionnaire in a sentence

• The legionnaires were holding Fyodor prisoner as well.
• Flavio's family was rounded up by the legionnaires.
• The legionnaires executed the woman and the baby.
• The legionnaires threw the bodies in trenches.
• Antonio was disgusted by the violent nature of the legionnaires.

How to pronounce Legionnaire

Legionnaire is pronounced /ˈlidʒənɛr/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.