legionnaire

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  • A house we had built, because we came and went so frequently, which was looked after by a displaced German, an ex-legionnaire and a reliable bloke whom we paid well. —  InterzoneScienceFictionandFantasyMagazine#211
  • The legionnaire was one of Rev's converts, and the facial resemblance was uncanny. —  Phule Me Twice
  • In comparison, the contretemps with the local citizen convinced that he had been robbed by a legionnaire was a trivial matter In this, at least, my employer was fortunate enough to have an eminently qualified subordinate to whom he could delegate the job of identifying the robber. —  Phule Me Twice
  • There was something in his face and in his bearing that would have made him annoying even if he'd been an enlisted legionnaire or a civilian And above all in his voice, she was reminded as he answered her, "Thank you, Major." —  Phule Me Twice
  • Every man jack of you is going to report yourselves to Lieutenant Snipe for conduct unbecoming a legionnaire, and then you are going to your quarters and get into proper uniform. —  Phule Me Twice
 

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  1. French légionnaire, from Old French, from legion, legion; see legion.
 

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