conscript

English

Etymology

From Latin cōnscriptus, perfect passive participle of cōnscrībō (“write together; enroll”).

Pronunciation

• (noun, adjective)
  • (RP): enPR: kŏn'skrĭpt, IPA: /ˈkɒnskrɪpt/, SAMPA: /"kQnskrIpt/
  • (US): enPR: kän'skrĭpt, IPA: /ˈkɑnskrIpt/, SAMPA: /"kAnskrIpt/
• (verb) enPR: kən'skrĭpt, IPA: /kənˈskrɪpt/, SAMPA: /k@n"skrIpt/
  • Rhymes: -ɪpt

Noun

conscript (plural conscripts)

1. One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.

   The soldier was a conscript.

Translations

Draftee

Bulgarian: наборник (bg) m. Czech: branec (cs) m. Dutch: dienstplichtige (nl) Estonian: ajateenija (et), kutsealune (et) Finnish: asevelvollinen French: conscrit (fr), appelé (fr) German: Wehrpflichtiger Italian: coscritto (it) m., soldato di leva (it)

Japanese: 徴集兵 Persian: سرباز وظیفه Polish: poborowy (pl) m., rekrut (pl) m. Russian: призывник (ru) (prizyvník) m., рекрут (ru) (r'ékrut) m. Serbo-Croatian: regrut (sh), novak (sh) Spanish: conscripto, recluta, colimba Swedish: värnpliktig (sv)

Adjective

conscript (not comparable)

1. Drafted.

Translations

Drafted

Dutch: dienstplichtig (nl) German: verpflichtet, einberufen Russian: мобилизованный (ru) (mobilizóvannyj)

Serbo-Croatian: regrutiran (sh), mobiliziran (sh), unovačen (sh) Spanish: reclutado (es), enrolado (es), alistado (es)

Verb

conscript (third-person singular simple present conscripts, present participle conscripting, simple past and past participle conscripted)

1. (transitive) To enrol(l) compulsorily; to draft; to induct.

Synonyms

• (to enrol(l) compulsorily): draft, induct

Related terms

• conscription

Translations

To enrol(l) compulsorily

Hebrew: גייס (he) (giyés) Italian: arruolare (it) Japanese: 徴兵する Portuguese: alistar (pt)

Russian: мобилизовать (ru) Serbo-Croatian: mobilizirati (sh) Spanish: reclutar (es), enrolar (es), alistar (es)