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/sɛnˈtjʊəɹ.i.ən/ · noun
(historical) An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers..
“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.”
Use centurion when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Centurion means (historical) An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers..
Common synonyms include centenier, centenary, hundreder, hundredman.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“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.”
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