recruit
Americannoun
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a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
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a new member of a group, organization, or the like.
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a fresh supply of something.
verb (used with object)
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to enlist (a person) for service in one of the armed forces.
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to raise (a force) by enlistment.
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to strengthen or supply (an armed force) with new members.
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to furnish or replenish with a fresh supply; renew.
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to renew or restore (the health, strength, etc.).
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to attempt to acquire the services of (a person) for an employer.
She recruits executives for all the top companies.
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to attempt to enroll or enlist (a member, affiliate, student, or the like).
a campaign to recruit new club members.
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to seek to enroll (an athlete) at a school or college, often with an offer of an athletic scholarship.
verb (used without object)
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to enlist persons for service in one of the armed forces.
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to engage in finding and attracting employees, new members, students, athletes, etc.
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to recover health, strength, etc.
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to gain new supplies of anything lost or wasted.
verb
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to enlist (men) for military service
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to raise or strengthen (an army, navy, etc) by enlistment
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(tr) to enrol or obtain (members, support, etc)
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to furnish or be furnished with a fresh supply; renew
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archaic to recover (health, strength, spirits, etc)
noun
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a newly joined member of a military service
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any new member or supporter
Other Word Forms
- recruitable adjective
- recruiter noun
- recruitment noun
- unrecruitable adjective
- unrecruited adjective
Etymology
Origin of recruit
First recorded in 1635–45; from French, stem of recruter, derivative of recrue “new growth,” noun use of feminine past participle of recroître ( re- re- + croître, from Latin crēscere “to grow”; crescent )
Example Sentences
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Although the services struggle to meet recruiting quotas, it’s just as important to introduce young Americans to other careers that involve giving back to their country.
She said it shows "how deeply unpopular they are with their own population that it is struggling to recruit adults to staff security checkpoints and is resorting to using children in support roles during wartime".
From BBC
Ministers say they've recruited dozens of new case workers since the start of the year and were working to "streamline our processes".
From BBC
The States of Guernsey said recruiting skilled teachers continued to be difficult but remained a priority.
From BBC
“Everyone wants to draw from a limited pool,” says Michael Zhang, CEO of Candidate Labs, a recruiting firm that has placed talent at startups including Cursor and Vercel.
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