recruit
/ri'kru:t/
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Definition
Noun:
- A person who has recently joined an organization or group: A "recruit" is someone newly enlisted, especially in the military, a company, or a club.
- A new member or supporter: It refers to any individual who has just become part of a team, cause, or movement.
Verb:
- To enlist someone into an organization: The primary meaning is to find and bring new people into an institution, such as the armed forces, a company, or a sports team.
- To seek to employ or engage: To actively look for and hire people to fill positions or roles.
- To register formally as a participant: To sign someone up or enroll them as a member.
- To restore or regain strength: (Less common) To recover one's health or energy.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- The new recruit was eager to start his training.
- Our club welcomed three recruits this month.
Verb:
- The army aims to recruit thousands of soldiers this year.
- The manager needs to recruit a new assistant for the department.
- She was recruited to join the research project.
- He went to the mountains to recruit his strength after the illness.
Advanced Usage
- "To recruit for": To seek people to join a specific organization or for a specific purpose.
- The agency is recruiting for several technical roles.
- "Fresh recruit": Emphasizes that someone is very new to the organization.
- As a fresh recruit, she was given basic orientation.
Variants and Related Words
- Recruitment (n): The action or process of finding and hiring new people.
- The recruitment process can take several weeks.
- Recruiter (n): A person whose job is to enlist or hire new people.
- A headhunter contacted him; she was a recruiter for a tech firm.
Synonyms
- Enlistee (n): A person who enlists, especially in the armed forces.
- Newcomer (n): A person who has recently arrived or started.
- Hire (v): To employ someone for wages.
- Enroll (v): To officially register or sign up.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Recruit from: To enlist people from a particular source, group, or place.
- The company often recruits from top universities.
- Recruit into: To bring someone into a specific organization or activity.
- He was recruited into the secret service.
Related Idioms
- "To recruit one's forces": To gather one's strength or resources, often before an effort.
- After the debate, he needed a moment to recruit his forces before the next meeting.
Noun
- any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)
- a recently enlisted soldier
Verb
- cause to assemble or enlist in the military
- raise an army
- recruit new soldiers
- seek to employ
- The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants
- register formally as a participant or member
- The party recruited many new members