Associations to the word «Legionnaire»

Wiktionary

LEGIONNAIRE, noun. A member of a legion, especially the French Foreign Legion.
LEGIONNAIRE, noun. A member of the American Legion.
LEGIONNAIRE HAT, noun. A type of peaked cap with a distinctive extension on the back to protect the wearer's neck against sunburn.

Dictionary definition

LEGIONNAIRE, noun. A member of the American Legion.
LEGIONNAIRE, noun. A soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats