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re·cruit (r -kr t )v. re·cruit·ed, re·cruit·ing, re·cruits v.tr.1. To engage (persons) for military service. 2. To strengthen or raise (an armed force) by enlistment. 3. To supply with new members or employees. 4. To enroll or seek to enroll: colleges recruiting minority students. 5. To replenish. 6. To renew or restore the health, vitality, or intensity of. v.intr.1. To raise a military force. 2. To obtain replacements for or new supplies of something lost, wasted, or needed. 3. To regain lost health or strength; recover. n.1. A newly engaged member of a military force, especially one of the lowest rank or grade. 2. A new member of an organization or body.
[French recruter, from obsolete recrute, recruit, variant of recrue, from feminine past participle of recroître, to grow again, from Old French recroistre : re-, re- + croistre, to grow (from Latin cr scere; see ker-2 in Indo-European roots).]
re·cruit er n. re·cruit ment n. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | recruiter - someone who supplies members or employeesheadhunter - a recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations) talent scout, scout - someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports) provider, supplier - someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity | | 2. | recruiter - an official who enlists personnel for military service |
Translations recruiter n → Personalvermittler(in) m(f)
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