belligerent vs legionary

belligerent

noun
  • A state or other armed participant in warfare 

adj
  • Eager to go to war, warlike. 

  • Engaged in warfare, warring. 

  • Of or pertaining to war. 

  • Uncooperative. 

  • Aggressively hostile, eager to fight. 

  • Acting violently towards others. 

legionary

noun
  • A person who is neither a citizen nor colonial/imperial subject of the state whose military they join. 

  • A soldier belonging to a legion; a professional soldier of the ancient Roman army. 

  • A member of a legion, such as the American Legion, or of any organization containing the term legion in its title (e.g. the French Foreign Legion). 

adj
  • Relating to, or consisting of, a legion or legions. 

  • Containing a great number. 

How often have the words belligerent and legionary occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )