recruit

verb

• 1enlist (someone) in the armed forces:we recruit our toughest soldiers from the desert tribes [no object]:the regiment was still actively recruiting
• form (an army or other force) by enlisting new people: the weakness of feudal service as a basis for recruiting an army
• enrol (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 to do or help with something:she recruited her children to help run the racket

• 2 dated replenish or reinvigorate (numbers, strength, etc.):travelling was said to recruit the constitution

noun

• a person newly enlisted in the armed forces and not yet fully trained.
• a new member of an organization or supporter of a cause.