|lējə|na(a)](ə)r, -ne], ]ə\ noun
( -s )
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: French légionnaire, from Middle French, from legion + -aire -ary
: a member of a legion
Arab Legionnaires with their red scarves — Horace Sutton
the American doughboy who probably still regales his fellow legionnaires … with provoking tales — Nation