recruit (redirected from recruits)

re·cruit  (r-krt)

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.

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[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 crscere; see ker-² in Indo-European roots).]

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re·cruiter n.

re·cruitment n.

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recruit

Verb

1. to enlist (people) for military service

2. to enrol or obtain (members or support)

Noun

1. a newly joined member of a military service

2. a new member or supporter [French recrute new growth]

recruitment n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	recruit - a recently enlisted soldier           military recruit Black and Tan - an English recruit (who wore a uniform that was black and tan) serving in the Irish constabulary to suppress the Sinn Fein rebellion of 1919 to 1921 enlisted man - a male enlisted person in the armed forces raw recruit - an inexperienced and untrained recruit sprog - a new military recruit yard bird, yardbird - a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks
	2.	recruit - any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces) enlistee fledgeling, fledgling, newbie, newcomer, entrant, freshman, neophyte, starter - any new participant in some activity
Verb	1.	recruit - register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members" enrol, enroll, inscribe, enter muster in, draft, enlist - engage somebody to enter the army unionise, unionize - recruit for a union or organize into a union; "We don't allow people to come into our plant and try to unionize the workers" register - enroll to vote; "register for an election" matriculate - enroll as a student register - record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
	2.	recruit - seek to employ; "The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants" enlist, engage - hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"
	3.	recruit - cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers" levy, raise muster in, draft, enlist - engage somebody to enter the army

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recruit

verb 1. gather, take on, obtain, engage, round up, enrol, procure, proselytize

verb 2. assemble, raise, levy, muster, mobilize

verb 3. enlist, draft, impress, enrol << OPPOSITE dismiss

noun 4. beginner, trainee, apprentice, novice, convert, initiate, rookie (informal) helper, learner, neophyte, tyro, greenhorn (informal) proselyte

Translations

recruit [rɪˈkruːt] n → recluta m/f

vt → reclutar [+ staff]; contratar

recruit [rɪˈkruːt] n → recrue f

vt → recruter

recruit [rɪˈkruːt] n (Mil) → Rekrut m;

(in company) → neuer Mitarbeiter m, neue Mitarbeiterin f

vt (Mil) → rekrutieren;

(staff, new members) → anwerben

recruit [rɪˈkruːt] n → recluta

vt → reclutare

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recruit

n recruit [rəˈkruːt]

1 a person who has (just) joined the army, air force etc. rekruut مُجَنَّد новобранец branec rekrut der/die Rekrut(in) νεοσύλλεκτος recluta nekrut سرباز؛ سرباز جدید alokas recrue טִירוֹן रंगरूट novak, regrut újonc prajurit baru nÿliði recluta 新兵 신병 naujokas jauniesaucamais rekrut rekruut rekrutt rekrut recruta recrut новобранец odvedenec novinec regrut rekryt ทหารใหม่ acemi asker 新兵 призовник, новобранець نیا بھرتی شدہ سپاہی lính mới 新兵

2 a person who has (just) joined a society, group etc Our party needs new recruits before the next election. nuweling مُنْضَم حَديثا нов член nový člen nyt medlem der Neuling νέο μέλος nuevo miembro uustulnuk عضو جدید tulokas recrue מְגוּיָס किसी दल या संगठन का नया सदस्य novi član, novajlija új tag anggota baru nÿr meðlimur (nuovo) socio 新会員 신참자, 신입 회원[] naujas narys jauns biedrs; jauniņais ahli nieuw lid ny tilhenger, nytt medlem świeży nabytek novo membro nou membru новый член nový člen, nováčik novinec novi član nykomling, ny medlem สมาชิกใหม่ yeni üye 新成員 новий член کسی جماعت کا نیا رکن thành viên mới 新成员

v

to cause to join the army, a society etc We must recruit more troops; Can't you recruit more members to the music society? werf يُجَنِّد набирам sebrat, získat rekruttere einziehen στρατολογώ reclutar; conseguir (miembros) värbama سرباز گرفتن؛ به خدمت سربازی در آمدن värvätä recruter לְגָייֵס नयी भर्ती करना novačiti, regrutirati toboroz merekrut fá nÿja meðlimi arruolare, reclutare 募集する 신병을 모집하다, 신입 회원을 모집하다 telkti, verbuoti vervēt; pieaicināt mengambil ahli aanwerven rekruttere, verve (z)werbować recrutar a re­cruta набирать pozbierať; získať novačiti regrutovati rekrytera เกณฑ์ทหารใหม่ yazmak, almak 征募，吸收 вербувати نءی بھرتی کرنا tuyển mộ 征募，吸收

n reˈcruitment

werwing تَجْنيد набиране odvod, nábor rekruttering die Rekrutierung στρατολόγηση reclutamiento värbamine استخدام؛ سرباز گیری värväys recrutement גִיוּס भर्ती novačenje, regrutiranje sorozás, toborzás perekrutan söfnun/skráning nÿrra meðlima arruolamento, reclutamento 募集 징병, 새 회원 모집 telkimas, verbavimas vervēšana; pieaicināšana pengambilan ahli aanwerving rekruttering, verving rekrutacja recrutamento recrutare набор odvádzanie; získavanie novačenje regrutacija rekryt-ering การรับคนใหม่ üye kaydetme 招收 набір новобранців سپاہیوں کی نءی بھرتی sự tuyển mộ 招收