hired gun vs legionary

hired gun

noun
  • A person who is employed as an armed guard, enforcer, or mercenary and who is prepared to use gunplay or similar violent methods in order to assert the interests of his or her employer. 

  • A person who is employed to advance the interests of his or her employer, especially in a vigorous manner using such methods as political lobbying, legal advocacy, or persuasion. 

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. 

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