recruit | | |
n. (person) | 1. military recruit, recruit | a recently enlisted soldier. |
| ~ black and tan | an English recruit (who wore a uniform that was black and tan) serving in the Irish constabulary to suppress the Sinn Fein rebellion of 1919 to 1921. |
| ~ enlisted man | a male enlisted person in the armed forces. |
| ~ raw recruit | an inexperienced and untrained recruit. |
| ~ sprog | a new military recruit. |
| ~ yard bird, yardbird | a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks. |
n. (person) | 2. enlistee, recruit | any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces). |
| ~ fledgeling, fledgling, newbie, newcomer, entrant, freshman, neophyte, starter | any new participant in some activity. |
v. (social) | 3. enrol, enroll, enter, inscribe, recruit | register formally as a participant or member.; "The party recruited many new members" |
| ~ muster in, draft, enlist | engage somebody to enter the army. |
| ~ unionise, unionize | recruit for a union or organize into a union.; "We don't allow people to come into our plant and try to unionize the workers" |
| ~ register | enroll to vote.; "register for an election" |
| ~ matriculate | enroll as a student. |
| ~ register | record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions. |
v. (possession) | 4. recruit | seek to employ.; "The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants" |
| ~ enlist, engage | hire for work or assistance.; "engage aid, help, services, or support" |
v. (competition) | 5. levy, raise, recruit | cause to assemble or enlist in the military.; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers" |
| ~ muster in, draft, enlist | engage somebody to enter the army. |
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