guerrilla vs legionary

guerrilla

noun
  • A soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the government or regular forces by surprise raids. 

adj
  • Relating to, using, or typical of guerrilla warfare, or its principles of small independent or non-official perpetrators. 

  • Relating to, using, or typical of guerrilla marketing. 

  • Using unconventional, non-traditional, non-mainstream and often subversive practices to achieve something. 

legionary

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

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

  • 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 guerrilla and legionary occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )