The state is to have recruits to its strength, and
remedies to its distempers. --Burke.
[1913 Webster]
2. Specifically, a man enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Recruit — (from the French recrue , from the verb recroître to grow again , i.e. replenish the ranks) can refer to:* a recently enlisted member of a military or paramilitary corps, still in training, as in : ** Army recruit ** Seaman Recruit * Recruit… … Wikipedia
Recruit — (jap. リクルート rikuruto) ist eine japanische Immobilien und Personalfirma, die durch den Recruit Skandal Anfang der 1990er Jahre auch außerhalb Japans bekannt wurde. „Recruit“ ist englisch und bedeutet so viel wie „Nachwuchs“ oder „neu einstellen“.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Recruit — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Recruit fue un cohete sonda estadounidense alimentado por combustible sólido. Normalmente era usado como etapa superior conjuntamente con otro cohete, como con el Nike. También fue utilizado como cohete propulsor de… … Wikipedia Español
Recruit — Re*cruit (r?*kr?t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recruited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Recruiting}.] [F. recruter, corrupted (under influence of recrue recruiting, recruit, from recro[^i]/tre, p. p. recr[^u], to grow again) from an older recluter, properly, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Recruit — Re*cruit , v. i. 1. To gain new supplies of anything wasted; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like; to recuperate; as, lean cattle recruit in fresh pastures. [1913 Webster] 2. To gain new supplies of men for military or other service; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recruit — [n] person beginning service apprentice, beginner, convert, draftee, enlisted person, fledgling, GI*, greenhorn*, helper, initiate, learner, neophyte, newcomer, new person, novice, novitiate, plebe*, proselyte, rookie, sailor, selectee,… … New thesaurus
recruit — [ri kro͞ot′] vt. [Fr recruter < recrute, a recruit, lit., new growth < recrû, pp. of recroître, to grow again < L re , again + crescere, to grow, increase: see CRESCENT] 1. to raise or strengthen (an army, navy, etc.) by enlisting… … English World dictionary
recruit — I verb add, augment, call up, collect, conscribere, conscript, draft, employ, enlarge, enlist, enroll, find manpower, gain, gather, increase, induct, muster, obtain, provide, raise, raise troops, reinvigorate, replenish, select, sign up,… … Law dictionary
recruit — vb *recover, regain, retrieve, recoup Analogous words: *renew, restore, renovate, refresh: repair, *mend, rebuild … New Dictionary of Synonyms
recruit — ► VERB 1) enlist (someone) in the armed forces. 2) enrol (someone) as a member or worker in an organization. 3) informal persuade to do or help with something. ► NOUN ▪ a newly recruited person. DERIVATIVES recruiter noun recrui … English terms dictionary
