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  • 1recruit — re|cruit1 [rıˈkru:t] v 1.) [I and T] to find new people to work in a company, join an organization, do a job etc ▪ We re having difficulty recruiting enough qualified staff. ▪ Many government officials were recruited from private industry. 2.) [I …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 2Recruit — 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

  • 3Recruit — 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… …

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  • 4recruit — I n. a fresh, green, raw recruit II v. 1) (D; tr.) to recruit for (to recruit volunteers for charitable work) 2) (D; tr.) to recruit from (to recruit volunteers from friendly countries) 3) (H) to recruit mercenaries to serve in the army * * * [rɪ …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 5recruit — I. Date: 1643 transitive verb 1. a. (1) to fill up the number of (as an army) with new members ; reinforce (2) to enlist as a member of an armed service b. to increase or maintain the number of < America recruited her population from Europe > …

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  • 6recruit — recruitable, adj. recruiter, n. /ri krooht /, n. 1. a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces. 2. a new member of a group, organization, or the like. 3. a fresh supply of something. v.t. 4. to enlist (a person) for service in one of&#8230; …

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  • 7recruit — re•cruit [[t]rɪˈkrut[/t]] n. 1) a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces 2) a new member of a group, organization, or the like 3) a fresh supply of something 4) to enlist (a person) for service in one of the armed forces 5) to raise …

    From formal English to slang

  • 8fresh fish — 1) fish with little or no spoilage, preserved by chilling but never frozen or heated and without additives 2) thawed fish packaged for sale as fresh fish 3) a raw recruit, as in the British Army of the Napoleonic Wars …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 9recruit — /rəˈkrut / (say ruh krooht) noun 1. a newly enlisted member of the armed forces. 2. a newly secured member of any body or class. 3. an item freshly supplied: gem fish recruits. –verb (t) 4. a. to enlist (people) for service in the armed forces. b …

  • 10Private (rank) — A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Grades OR 1 to OR 3 depending on the force served in). The term dates from the Middle Ages, where privates were known as private soldiers (a term still used in the United …

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