recruit Definition

recruit
noun

1. military.
A newly enlisted member of the army, air force, navy, etc.
2. A new member of a society, group, organization, company, etc.

Thesaurus: novice, beginner, rookie, apprentice, greenhorn, learner, proselyte, trainee, conscript, neophyte, novitiate.

verb, tr & intr recruited, recruiting

1a. military.
To enlist (people) as recruits;
Thesaurus: draft, impress, induct (US), enrol
1b. military.
To raise or reinforce (eg an army) by enlisting recruits.
Thesaurus: muster, mobilize, supply, replenish.
2. To enrol or obtain new members, employees, etc.

Derivative: recruitable
adj

Derivative: recruital
noun

Derivative: recruiter
noun

Derivative: recruiting
adj

Derivative: recruitment
noun

Etymology: 17c: from French recrute new growth, from recroître, from Latin crescere to grow.