recruitverb [ T or I ]
uk/rɪˈkruːt/us/rɪˈkruːt/C1 to persuade someone to work for a company or become a new member of an organization, especially the army:
Charities such as Oxfam are always trying to recruit volunteers to help in their work.
Even young boys are now being recruited into the army.
Having slimmed to around 1,400 staff, the company is now recruiting again.
an army recruiting centre/officer
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- We only recruit go-getters who will be actively involved in the company's development.
- The firm is hoping to recruit a new sales director.
- The company recruits 20 new staff each year.
- The supermarket will be recruiting extra staff for the Christmas period.
- A new editorial assistant has been recruited.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Applying for a job
- anoint
- applicant
- appoint
- appointed
- appointee
- appointment
- engage
- handpicked
- headhunt
- hiring
- intake
- job
- job centre
- set sb up
- step
- step into sth
- subcontract
- take sb on
- take sth on
- tender
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Joining or leaving the army
recruiter
noun [ C ] uk/rɪˈkruː.tər//rɪˈkruː.tɚ/
He worked as a military recruiter in Texas.
recruitnoun [ C ]
uk/rɪˈkruːt/us/rɪˈkruːt/C2 a new member of an organization, especially the army:
Raw recruits (= completely new soldiers) were trained for six months and then sent to the war front.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Supporters, members & defenders
- -arian
- -ista
- apologist
- apparatchik
- benefactor
- cadre
- camp follower
- campaigner
- cardholder
- champion
- chaperone
- cohort
- company man
- contributor
- evolutionist
- initiate
- new/fresh blood idiom
- referee
- renegade
- stakeholder
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Soldiers & people who fight in wars