Recruit

Quick meaning: Recruit is a noun meaning A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement.

Meaning

A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement.

More Meanings

1. A person enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier.
2. A hired worker
3. (biology, ecology) A new adult or breeding-age member of a certain population.
4. To enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, the military, etc.
5. To supply with new men, as an army; to fill up or make up by enlistment; also, to muster
6. (biology, intransitive) To become an adult or breeding-age member of a population.
7. (archaic) To replenish, renew, or reinvigorate by fresh supplies; to remedy a lack or deficiency in.

Example Sentences

the army was recruited for a campaign

Her cheeks glow the brighter, recruiting their colour.

These new recruits were hired after passing the interviews

they were looking to recruit two thousand troops for battle

Word Forms

• recruits
• recruiting
• recruited

Synonyms for recruit

Depending on context, synonyms include raise, enroll, inscribe, levy, conscript, enrol.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include enter, raise, enroll, levy, enlistee, conscript.

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