Recruit Definition
rĭ-kro͝ot
recruited, recruiting, recruits
verb
recruited, recruiting, recruits
To enlist new personnel, esp. for a military force.
Webster's New World
To raise or strengthen (an army, navy, etc.) by enlisting personnel.
Webster's New World
To get new supplies of something, as in replacement.
Webster's New World
To regain health, strength, etc.
Webster's New World
To enlist (personnel) into an army or navy.
Webster's New World
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noun
recruits
A newly engaged member of a military force, especially one of the lowest rank or grade.
American Heritage
A newly enlisted or drafted soldier, sailor, etc.
Webster's New World
A new member of any group, body, or organization.
Webster's New World
A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement.
Wiktionary
A hired worker.
These new recruits were hired after passing the interviews.
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Origin of Recruit
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French recruter from obsolete recrute recruit variant of recrue from feminine past participle of recroître to grow again from Old French recroistre re- re- croistre to grow (from Latin crēscere ker-2 in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French recruter (as a verb).
From Wiktionary
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