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demob
[ dee-mob ]
/ diˈmɒb /
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noun
a person who has been demobilized.
verb (used with object), de·mobbed, de·mob·bing.
to discharge (a person) from the armed forces; demobilize.
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Origin of demob
First recorded in 1915–20; originally short for demobilize
Words nearby demob
demiveg, demi-vierge, demivolt, demiworld, demo, demob, demob-happy, demobilization, demobilize, demob suit, democracy
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British Dictionary definitions for demob
demob
/ (diːˈmɒb) British informal /
verb -mobs, -mobbing or -mobbed
short for demobilize
noun
- short for demobilizationSee demobilization
- (as modifier)a demob suit
a soldier who has been demobilized
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