recruiter

American  

[ri-kroo-ter] / rɪˈkru tər /

noun

1. someone who engages in finding, attracting, or enlisting employees, new members, students, athletes, etc..

   For all his failings as a head football coach, his predecessor had been an excellent recruiter, and many of his players were potential stars.

   If you are underage, a military recruiter will require your parents' permission before you can enlist.

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Etymology

Origin of recruiter

recruit ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

A series of Times investigations last fall found nine clients represented by Downtown LA Law Group, or DTLA, who said they were paid by recruiters to sue.

From Los Angeles Times

The county included a series of Times investigations as exhibits, citing reporting that found nine clients represented by the firm who said they were paid by recruiters to sue the county.

From Los Angeles Times

I know her salary because I saw the recruiter invoice come through, and they charge 25% of a hire’s first-year base salary.

From MarketWatch

One good time that shows how fast he is will immediately get college recruiters taking notice.

From Los Angeles Times

Omar says a recruiter there had offered the men what they understood to be civilian work guarding oil facilities in Russia.

From BBC

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