recruit
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French recruter (as a verb).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
recruit (plural recruits)
- A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement.
- A person enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier.
- A hired worker
- These new recruits were hired after passing the interviews
- (biology, ecology) A new member of a certain population, usually referring to a juvenile.
Translations [edit]
supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement
man enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier
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Verb [edit]
recruit (third-person singular simple present recruits, present participle recruiting, simple past and past participle recruited)
- To enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, military, etc.
- We need to recruit more admin staff to deal with the massive surge in popularity of our products
- To supply with new men, as an army; to fill up or make up by enlistment; also, to muster
- the army was recruited for a campaign.
- they were looking to recruit two thousand troops for battle
- (archaic) To replenish, renew, or reinvigorate by fresh supplies; to remedy lack or deficiency in
- food recruits the flesh
- fresh air and exercise recruit the spirits.
- (dated, intransitive) To recuperate; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like
- lean cattle recruit in fresh pastures
- go to the country to recruit.
Translations [edit]
to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
to supply with new men, as an army
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to recuperate; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like
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