recruit
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recruit
- /ɹɪˈkɹut/ US
- /ɹɪˈkɹuːt/ UK
Rhymes with -uːt
Where it comes from
From French recruter (as a verb).
noun recruits
- A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement.
- A person enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier.
- A hired worker These new recruits were hired after passing the interviews
- A new adult or breeding-age member of a certain population.
verb recruits · recruiting · recruited
- To enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, the military, etc. We need to recruit more admin staff to deal with the massive surge in popularity of our products
- To supply with new men, as an army; to fill up or make up by enlistment; also, to muster the army was recruited for a campaign
- To replenish, renew, or reinvigorate by fresh supplies; to remedy a lack or deficiency in. Her cheeks glow the brighter, recruiting their colour.
- To become an adult or breeding-age member of a population.
- To prompt a protein, leucocyte. etc. to intervene in a given region of the body.
- To recuperate; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like. Lean cattle recruit in fresh pastures.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: enter, raise, enroll, levy, enlistee, conscript, inscribe, enrol, bring, procure, employed, acquire, employ, initiate, hire, hiring
Translations
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noun supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement
| Português | reforço |
|---|---|
| Italiano | reintegro, rimpiazzo |
| Русский | пополне́ние popolnénije |
noun newly enlisted soldier
| Español | recluta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 신병 sinbyeong, 징집병 jingjipbyeong |
| 日本語 | 新兵 shinpei, 徴集兵 chōshūhei |
| 中文 | 新兵 xīnbīng |
| हिन्दी | रंगरूट raṅgrūṭ |
| Kiswahili | kurutu |
| Português | recruta |
| Français | recrue |
| Deutsch | Rekrut |
| Italiano | recluta, arruolato |
| Ελληνικά | νεοσύλλεκτος neosýllektos |
| Română | recrut |
| Русский | призывни́к prizyvník, новобра́нец novobránec, ре́крут rékrut |
| Tiếng Việt | lính mới |
noun hired worker
| Español | contratado |
|---|---|
| Русский | наёмный рабо́чий najómnyj rabóčij |
verb to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
| Español | reclutar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 모집하다 mojiphada |
| 日本語 | 募集する boshū suru |
| 中文 | 招聘 zhāopìn, 徵兵 /征兵 zhēngbīng, 招募 zhāomù |
| Kiswahili | sajili |
| Português | recrutar |
| Français | recruter, enrôler |
| Deutsch | rekrutieren, anwerben, werben |
| Italiano | arruolare, reclutare |
| Ελληνικά | στρατολογώ stratologó, προσλαμβάνω proslamváno |
| Русский | вербова́ть verbovátʹ, завербова́ть zaverbovátʹ, нанима́ть nanimátʹ, наня́ть nanjátʹ, рекрути́ровать rekrutírovatʹ, набира́ть nabirátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tuyển dụng |
verb to supply with new men, as an army
| Español | reclutar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 招募 zhāomù, 征募 zhēngmù |
| Português | recrutar |
| Deutsch | rekrutieren |
verb to replenish, renew, or reinvigorate by fresh supplies
| Italiano | rinvigorire, ricreare, rigenerare |
|---|
verb To prompt to intervene in a body region
| Español | reclutar |
|---|---|
| Português | recrutar |
| Français | recruter |
| Italiano | reclutare |
verb to recuperate; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like
| Italiano | rigenerarsi, rinnovare, rinvigorire |
|---|
Talk about this word "recruit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/recruit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. recruit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/recruit "recruit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/recruit.Cite this
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title = {recruit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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