"recruit" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

A recently enlisted soldier (synset 110531965)
is a type of: enlisted man - a male enlisted person in the armed forces
subtypes:
- black and tan - an English recruit (who wore a uniform that was black and tan) serving in the Irish constabulary to suppress the Sinn Fein rebellion of 1919 to 1921
- raw recruit - an inexperienced and untrained recruit
- sprog - a new military recruit
- yard bird, yardbird - a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks
same as: military recruit
Any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces) (synset 110531794)
is a type of: entrant, fledgeling, fledgling, freshman, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, starter - any new participant in some activity

same as: enlistee

Verb

Register formally as a participant or member (synset 202476750)
"The party recruited many new members"

is a type of: register - record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
subtypes:
- draft, enlist, muster in - engage somebody to enter the army
- unionise, unionize - recruit for a union or organize into a union
- register - enroll to vote
- matriculate - enroll as a student
same as: enrol, enroll, enter, inscribe
Seek to employ (synset 202245101)
"The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants"

is a type of: engage, enlist - hire for work or assistance
Cause to assemble or enlist in the military (synset 201100863)
"raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"

is a type of: draft, enlist, muster in - engage somebody to enter the army

same as: levy, raise