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 Definitions of Recruit  [ɪˈkrut]  

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Definition of 'Recruit' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) recruit
a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.

2.  recruit
a new member of a group, organization, or the like.

3.  recruit
a fresh supply of something.

4. (v.t.) recruit
to enlist (a person) for service in one of the armed forces.

5.  recruit
to raise (a force) by enlistment.

6.  recruit
to strengthen or supply (an armed force) with new members.

7.  recruit
to furnish with a fresh supply; replenish; renew.

8.  recruit
to renew or restore (health, strength, etc.).

9.  recruit
to seek to hire, enroll, or enlist:
to recruit executives.

10. (v.i.) recruit
to enlist persons for service in one of the armed forces.

11.  recruit
to engage in finding and attracting new members.

12.  recruit
to recover, or gain new supplies of, something lost or wasted.

Etymology:  (1635–45; (n.) < dial. F recrute= F recrue new growth, n. use of fem. ptp. of recroître (re-re - +croître < L crēscere to grow))

Definition of 'Recruit' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) recruit, military recruit
a recently enlisted soldier

2. (verb) recruit, enlistee
any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)

3. (verb) enroll, inscribe, enter, enrol, recruit
register formally as a participant or member
"The party recruited many new members"

4. (verb) recruit
seek to employ
"The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants"

5. (verb) recruit, levy, raise
cause to assemble or enlist in the military
"raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"


Definition of 'Recruit' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) recruit
to persuade to join an organization
The army recruited him in 2004.

2. (noun) recruit
sb an organization recruits
young/new recruits working long hours


Definition of 'Recruit' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Recruit
a supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reenforcement

2. (noun) Recruit
specifically, a man enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier

3. (verb) Recruit
to repair by fresh supplies, as anything wasted; to remedy lack or deficiency in; as, food recruits the flesh; fresh air and exercise recruit the spirits

4. (verb) Recruit
hence, to restore the wasted vigor of; to renew in strength or health; to reinvigorate

5. (verb) Recruit
to supply with new men, as an army; to fill up or make up by enlistment; as, he recruited two regiments; the army was recruited for a campaign; also, to muster; to enlist; as, he recruited fifty men

6. (verb) Recruit
to gain new supplies of anything wasted; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like; to recuperate; as, lean cattle recruit in fresh pastures

7. (verb) Recruit
to gain new supplies of men for military or other service; to raise or enlist new soldiers; to enlist troops


Translation of 'Recruit' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a person who has (just) joined the army, air force etc.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: rekruut Arabic flag Arabic: مُجَنَّد Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: новобранец
Brazilian flag Brazilian: recruta Czech flag Czech: branec German flag German: der/die Rekrut(in)
Danish flag Danish: rekrut Greek flag Greek: νεοσύλλεκτος Spanish flag Spanish: recluta
Estonian flag Estonian: nekrut Farsi flag Farsi: سرباز؛ سرباز جدید Finnish flag Finnish: alokas
French flag French: recrue Hebrew flag Hebrew: טִירוֹן Hindi flag Hindi: रंगरूट
Croatian flag Croatian: novak, regrut Hungarian flag Hungarian: újonc Indonesian flag Indonesian: prajurit baru
Icelandic flag Icelandic: nÿliði Italian flag Italian: recluta Japanese flag Japanese: 新兵
Korean flag Korean: 신병 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: naujokas Latvian flag Latvian: jauniesaucamais
Malay flag Malay: rekrut Dutch flag Dutch: rekruut Norwegian flag Norwegian: rekrutt
Polish flag Polish: rekrut Persian flag Persian: سرباز؛ سرباز جدید Pashto flag Pashto: جلبول، جلبيدل، استخدامول،
Portuguese flag Portuguese: recruta Romanian flag Romanian: recrut Russian flag Russian: новобранец
Slovak flag Slovak: odvedenec Slovenian flag Slovenian: novinec Serbian flag Serbian: regrut
Swedish flag Swedish: rekryt Thai flag Thai: ทหารใหม่ Turkish flag Turkish: acemi asker
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 新兵 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: призовник, новобранець Urdu flag Urdu: نیا بھرتی شدہ سپاہی
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: lính mới Chinese flag Chinese: 新兵

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