Translate recruit | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of recruit
verb
[with object] enlist (someone) in the armed forces:they recruit their toughest soldiers from the desert tribes [no object]:the regiment was still actively recruiting form (an army or other force) by enlisting new people:a basis for recruiting an army enroll (someone) as a member or worker in an organization or as a supporter of a cause:there are plans to recruit more staff later this year [with object and infinitive] informal persuade (someone) to do or assist in doing something:she recruited her children to help run the racket
noun
a person newly enlisted in the armed forces and not yet fully trained:3,000 army recruits at Ft. Benjamin a new member of an organization or a new supporter of a cause:after agreeing on a salary, the new recruit failed to turn up on Monday morning
The ending of
recruit is spelled
-uit.
