recruit
a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
a new member of a group, organization, or the like.
a fresh supply of something.
to enlist (a person) for service in one of the armed forces.
to raise (a force) by enlistment.
to strengthen or supply (an armed force) with new members.
to furnish or replenish with a fresh supply; renew.
to renew or restore (the health, strength, etc.).
to attempt to acquire the services of (a person) for an employer: She recruits executives for all the top companies.
to attempt to enroll or enlist (a member, affiliate, student, or the like): a campaign to recruit new club members.
to seek to enroll (an athlete) at a school or college, often with an offer of an athletic scholarship.
to enlist persons for service in one of the armed forces.
to engage in finding and attracting employees, new members, students, athletes, etc.
to recover health, strength, etc.
to gain new supplies of anything lost or wasted.
Origin of recruit
1Other words from recruit
- re·cruit·a·ble, adjective
- re·cruit·er, noun
- un·re·cruit·a·ble, adjective
- un·re·cruit·ed, adjective
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How to use recruit in a sentence
The recruits wore shoes with the sharp kirigami spikes attached and walked on ice.
Shape-shifting cuts give shoes a better grip | Carolyn Wilke | July 14, 2020 | Science News For StudentsEach recruit collected some of their feces before the study began.
By the end of the study, the recruits had more SCFA-producing microbes than at the start.
During the workout weeks, the recruits did not change what they ate — except for three days before each poop collection.
Then they track how, on average, the health of the recruits have changed over time.
Decades-long project is linking our health to the environment | Lindsey Konkel | March 12, 2020 | Science News For Students
He also was working to recruit Castro as a driver for a drug load.
An Informant, a Missing American, and Juarez’s House of Death: Inside the 12-Year Cold Case of David Castro | Bill Conroy | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTRamos was 38—nearly two decades older than the average recruit.
The company declined to comment on their efforts to recruit more women, but the current drivers say they are working hard at it.
The Moms of Monster Jam Drive Trucks, Buck Macho Culture | Eliza Krigman | November 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut then something funny happened: The GOP actually began to recruit black and Hispanic candidates.
She is accused of using her celebrity to recruit socially disadvantaged minors with the potential to become professional models.
Colombian Beauty Queen Arrested for Running Child Prostitution Ring | Jason Batansky | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTwo years later this promising recruit, having fallen foul of the military authorities, had to leave the service under a cloud.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonA serjeant enlisted a recruit, who on inspection turned out to be a woman.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousPernambuco had during the half century which had elapsed since the expulsion of the Dutch had time to recruit.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamYoung warriors returning home to recruit their health, or to die.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneBefore the next Sunday, Mrs Wood had taken her daughter to her distant home, to recruit in that quiet place.
Ruth | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
British Dictionary definitions for recruit
/ (rɪˈkruːt) /
to enlist (men) for military service
to raise or strengthen (an army, navy, etc) by enlistment
(tr) to enrol or obtain (members, support, etc)
to furnish or be furnished with a fresh supply; renew
archaic to recover (health, strength, spirits, etc)
a newly joined member of a military service
any new member or supporter
Origin of recruit
1Derived forms of recruit
- recruitable, adjective
- recruiter, noun
- recruitment, noun
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