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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•cruit /rɪˈkrut/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
- a new member of a group, organization, company, or the like.
v. - to enlist (a person) for service in the military: [~ + object]to recruit people for a career in the army.[no object]He recruited for the Army.
- to raise (a force) by enlistment:[~ + object]to recruit an army.
- to seek to hire, enroll, or enlist (a person) in a group, company, or organization: [~ + object]to recruit new employees.[no object]were recruiting for an important executive position.
- to seek or enlist (a person) for some activity or task:[~ + object]to recruit volunteers to wash the windows.
re•cruit•er, n. [countable] re•cruit•ment, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•cruit (ri kro̅o̅t′),USA pronunciation n. - a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
- a new member of a group, organization, or the like.
- a fresh supply of something.
v.t. - to enlist (a person) for service in one of the armed forces.
- to raise (a force) by enlistment.
- to strengthen or supply (an armed force) with new members.
- to furnish or replenish with a fresh supply;
renew. - to renew or restore (the health, strength, etc.).
- to attempt to acquire the services of (a person) for an employer:She recruits executives for all the top companies.
- to attempt to enroll or enlist (a member, affiliate, student, or the like):a campaign to recruit new club members.
- to seek to enroll (an athlete) at a school or college, often with an offer of an athletic scholarship.
v.i. - to enlist persons for service in one of the armed forces.
- to engage in finding and attracting employees, new members, students, athletes, etc.
- to recover health, strength, etc.
- to gain new supplies of anything lost or wasted.
- Latin crēscere to grow; compare crescent)
- French, stem of recruter, derivative of recrue new growth, noun, nominal use of feminine past participle of recroître (re- re- + croître
- 1635–45
re•cruit′a•ble, adj. re•cruit′er, n. |