reservist

[ri-zur-vist]

noun

1. a person who belongs to a reserve military force of a country.

reservist

/ rɪˈzɜːvɪst /

noun

1. one who serves in the reserve formations of a nation's armed forces

Word History and Origins

Origin of reservist¹

First recorded in 1875–80; reserve + -ist

Example Sentences

Some of the bodies have been found in the corners of tunnels or in garbage bags and have required drilling underground to reach, according to reservists who took part in such operations.

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Israelis went through two years of strain on its armed forces, which are largely made up of civilian reservists who left jobs and families behind.

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Mr. Avivi, a reservist brigadier general in the Israel Defense Forces, is founder and chairman of the Israel Defense and Security Forum.

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Hundreds of thousands of reservists in the armed forces, the IDF, want to get back to their lives after many months in uniform on active service.

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An Israeli citizen, he was called up as a reservist for a tour of duty with the Israel Defence Forces.

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