recruit
A supply of anything wasted or exhaustedA supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement.
» We tried to recruit Tom.
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4 sensesA supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement.
пополне́ниеpopolnénije
A person enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier.
Rekrut
призывни́кprizyvník, новобра́нецnovobránec, ре́крутrékrut
призо́вникpryzóvnyk, призовни́кpryzovnýk, новобра́нецьnovobránecʹ
a recently enlisted soldier
A hired worker
These new recruits were hired after passing the interviews
наёмный рабо́чийnajómnyj rabóčij
A new adult or breeding-age member of a certain population.
any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)
Examples
61 sentencesWe tried to recruit Tom.
I'm recruiting drivers.
Tom recruited Mary.
Have you ever recruited foreign workers?
Dan likes to bully new recruits.
Translations
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Origin
From French recruter (as a verb).From French recruter (as a verb).
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Forms
plural: recruitsSynonyms
2 synonyms- any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces):enlistee
- a recently enlisted soldier:military recruit
Word family
5 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.