recruiter
noun
someone who engages in finding, attracting, or enlisting employees, new members, students, athletes, etc..
recruiters
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pluralof recruiter.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Yet executive recruiters say the one-page summary released this week isn’t fundamentally different from the ways companies size up executives for CEO jobs or other top positions in American corporations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
We are increasingly using the technology to help us with job applications, graduates, external and recruiters say, with many employers happy for us to do so within reason.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation supported the move, urging recruiters not to ask.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Scammers can wrest control of the verified account—no matter if the profile is a schoolteacher or an engineer—and list themselves as recruiters for real companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Among Barney’s crew was Charles Ball, a young man from Maryland who had escaped his enslavement and told navy recruiters he was free.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
