Refine this word faster

Stronger alternatives Opposite tone Use in context Cross-language nuance

Centurion

//sɛnˈtjʊɹ.i.ən// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers. historical

    "“Man,” said the largest, most protective of the Praetorian guard, her lover, no doubt, and her peroxide-blond centurion, “for an apostle of peace you sure are filled up with war.”"

  2. 2
    (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers wordnet
  3. 3
    A player who scores a century.
  4. 4
    A pilot in the United States Navy who has performed one hundred night landings on an aircraft carrier. US

Etymology

From Middle English centurioun, from Latin centuriō, centuriōnis (“a commander of a hundred, centurion”), from Latin centum (“a hundred”). Displaced native English hundreder and hundredman, from Middle English hundredman, from Old English hundredmann (“centurion”).

See also for "centurion"

Synonyms Antonyms Rhymes Sentences Translate Word Type Pronunciation Word Forms

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciation

Mini challenge

Unscramble this word: centurion