draftee
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6.8
- noun
- /dræfˈti/
- US
:
conscripto
- Many of the inexperienced soldiers were draftees or those who volunteered to avoid the draft.
- draftees in the army
- potential draftees
- number of draftees
Examples
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Was she a volunteer or a draftee like me?
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During the nineteenth century, draftees were selected through the dual mechanisms of lottery and substitution.
Academic text (1997) -
And with a draftee survival rate of less than 20%, many people are asking: is it worth it?
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30%... 30% of draftees return.
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Maxim, another young draftee, went before the commission with medical records demonstrating serious back problems.
Academic text (2010) -
Small and Anderson, the only draftees in the squad, were best friends.
Fiction book (2000) -
Hundreds of additional Georgia soldiers were draftees who, like the militia, only served three months.
Academic text (2011) -
The growing numbers of draftees facilitated the transition to the use of more regulars.
Academic text (1991) -
Many draftees were nervous about their upcoming deployment to the front lines.
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As a draftee, she felt a sense of duty to serve her country despite her fears.
Synonyms
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4.9
A man who serves in the military but is not an officer
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7.8
A person who must join the army by law
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5.6
A person who a group or organization officially makes a member
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7.0
A person who recently joined the armed forces
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3.8
A person who recently joined the military and is doing basic training
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4.9
A member of the armed forces who is not an officer
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8.6
A person who serves or served in the armed forces but is not an officer
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Draftee comes from draft, which meant 'to draw or choose', plus the ending -ee, which marks 'the person who receives an action', as in employee; so a draftee is someone chosen or 'called up' to serve in the military.