Recruit synonyms and antonyms

rĭ-kro͝ot'

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soldier
One who has much military experience or military skill
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raw recruit
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beginner
Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started.
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volunteer
(Military) One who enters into military service voluntarily, but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations like other soldiers; -- opposed to conscript; specifically, a voluntary member of the organized militia of a country as distinguished from the standing army.
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new-man
A man who, rejecting sexist attitudes, aims to be caring and sensitive, and to take a substantial role in the domestic routine.
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tyro
A beginner; a novice. [from 17th c.]
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enlist
To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
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take-in
To allow a person or an animal to live in one's home.
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inscribe
The definition of inscribe is to write or carve words into something, or to write a message in a book.
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hire (related)
To engage the temporary use of for a fee; rent:
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G.I. Joe
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draft
To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
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call-up
(Idiomatic) To call on the telephone.
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select
To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
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supply
To make available for use; provide:
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muster
To assemble or gather:
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deliver
To express in words, declare, or utter.
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sign up
(Intransitive) To add one's own name to the list of people who are participating in something.
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induct
To place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; install:
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find manpower
To raise troops
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call to arms
To raise troops
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call to the colors
To raise troops
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augment the army
To raise troops
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bring into service
To raise troops
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seek to enroll
To raise troops
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seek to hire
To raise troops
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restore
To bring back into being, use, etc.; reestablish
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store-up
(Idiomatic, intransitive) To build up a supply of something, usually for use at a particular time in the future, when the time is right.
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replenish
To make full or complete again, as by furnishing a new supply
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strengthen
To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify; to reinforce.
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revive
To return to life or consciousness:
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recuperate
To recuperate is to get better after an illness, to recover after exertion, or to get back something that was lost.
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recover
(Archaic) To restore to good health, consciousness, life etc.
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fill-up
(Poker slang) To make a full house on the turn or the river.
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round up
To gather (cattle) together by riding around them.
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recoup
To restore; replenish:
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improve
To raise to a better quality or condition; make better
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better
To make better; improve:
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gain
To cut out a gain in.
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regain
To recover possession of (something lost or taken away); get back:
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reanimate
To reconstruct or re-create:
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obtain (related)
(Archaic) To arrive at; reach or achieve
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raise (related)
To breed and care for to maturity:
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assemble
To assemble is defined as to put something together.
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draftee
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enroll
To enlist
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inductee
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neophyte
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newcomer
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novice
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reinforce
To strengthen (a military force) with additional personnel or equipment.
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rookie
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veteran (antonym)
The definition of a veteran is a person who has served in the military or a person who has obtained a lot of experience in a particular field.
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demobilize (antonym)
To disband troops, or remove them from a war footing.
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disband (antonym)
To break up (an association or organization)
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enlistee
A person who enlists or is enlisted for service in the armed forces.
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military recruit
a recently enlisted soldier
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levy
To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority.
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enter
To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.
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enrol
(UK) Alternative spelling of enroll.
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recruiting (related)
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experienced (related)
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recruitment (related)
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employ (related)
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recuit (related)
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motivated (related)
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trainee (related)
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new-woman
An educated, independent feminist of the late 19th century.
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selectee
A person who is selected
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conscript
A conscripted person; draftee
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enlisted person
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serviceman
A person whose work is servicing or repairing something
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sailor
A straw hat with a low, flat crown and flat brim
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marine
A member of a marine corps.
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boot
(Slang) A Navy or Marine recruit, esp. one in a training camp
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Johnny Raw
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greenie
(Australia, by extension) A member of the Green Party.
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Recruit Sentence Examples

  • It was not so easy to recruit the ranks of the patricians.

  • He strained his wealth and influence to recruit followers and to make mischief.

  • In Germany, moreover, the military service is designed not only to make the recruit a good soldier, but also to give him a healthy physical, moral and mental training.

  • Soon after he left England for the East, in order to recruit his spirits and restore his health.

  • Katie could never handle the place on her own and Carmen refused to let her recruit Josh.

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