Definition

1. 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.

2. 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

1. any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)
2. a recently enlisted soldier

Verb

1. cause to assemble or enlist in the military
   • raise an army
   • recruit new soldiers
2. seek to employ
   • The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants
3. register formally as a participant or member
   • The party recruited many new members