enlistee
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- noun
- /ɪnˈlɪsti/
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recluta
- The average age of retired officers is 67; that of retired enlistees is 58.
- army enlistees
- new enlistees
Examples
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During basic training, every enlistee was required to complete a physical fitness test.
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Then, few women entered the service, and most minority members were enlistees.
Academic text (1994) -
"Does that make him less worthy of your training time than a normal enlistee?"
Fiction book (1991) -
My dad was a WWII Air Force enlistee, not a draftee, simply out of a sense of duty.
Blog text (30) -
Retired enlistees outnumbered retired officers by slightly more than two to one.
Academic text (1994) -
Such an attitude is degrading to both the armed services and their enlistees.
Blog text (32) -
Female officers are less likely than female enlistees to encounter both environmental and individualized harassment.
Academic text (1994) -
In 1973, fewer than two-thirds of enlistees had graduated from high school.
Academic text (2003) -
On average, the educational attainment of enlistees has risen markedly since the inception of the all-volunteer force.
Academic text (2003) -
The enlistees were more politically articulate than the illiterate conscripts and regulars of eighteenth-century Europe.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
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A person who has recently joined a group or the army
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A person who a group or organization officially makes a member
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A person who recently joined the military and is doing basic training
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A person who chooses to join the armed forces instead of being forced to serve
A person who joins the army by choice to serve their country
Antonyms
How Senior
- Specialized
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word enlistee comes from the verb enlist, which meant 'to put on a list' for military service, plus the ending -ee, which means 'a person who is acted on' like in employee or interviewee. So an enlistee is someone who has been signed up to serve in the armed forces.