recruit.
A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement.
Meaning & usage
A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement.
A person enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier.
A hired worker
These new recruits were hired after passing the interviews
A new adult or breeding-age member of a certain population.
Where this word comes from
From French recruter (as a verb).
To enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, the military, etc.
We need to recruit more admin staff to deal with the massive surge in popularity of our products
To supply with new men, as an army; to fill up or make up by enlistment; also, to muster
the army was recruited for a campaign
they were looking to recruit two thousand troops for battle
To replenish, renew, or reinvigorate by fresh supplies; to remedy a lack or deficiency in.
To become an adult or breeding-age member of a population.
To prompt a protein, leucocyte. etc. to intervene in a given region of the body.
To recuperate; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like.
Lean cattle recruit in fresh pastures.
Go to the country to recruit.
Where this word comes from
From French recruter (as a verb).
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