reservist

American  

[ri-zur-vist] / rɪˈzɜr vɪst /

noun

1. a person who belongs to a reserve military force of a country.

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reservist British  

/ rɪˈzɜːvɪst /

noun

1. one who serves in the reserve formations of a nation's armed forces

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Etymology

Origin of reservist

First recorded in 1875–80; reserve + -ist

Example Sentences

Another soldier was severely wounded and a reservist moderately wounded, the IDF said.

From BBC

He thought he was free, but said he was kept on as a military reservist at a pittance.

From BBC

He teaches philosophy at Aalto University in Helsinki, but is a navy reservist who can be called upon in the event of a national emergency.

From BBC

Its largely reservist army is worn out from redeployments.

From The Wall Street Journal

Coady and the three other reservists assigned to a Des Moines-based unit were killed in Kuwait comes about 11 weeks after two young Iowa National Guard members died in Syria, including one from Des Moines.

From The Wall Street Journal