recruit

A person who has recently joined a group or organization.

• The new recruit starts today.
• All recruits attend a short training course.
• Our newest recruit has already brought fresh ideas to the team.

How to use it: a recruit to something (She is the newest recruit to our club.)

Similar words: newcomer, new member

Common phrases: new recruit, recruit to something, young recruit

A person who has just joined the army or another military force.

• The recruit put on his uniform.
• The sergeant showed the recruits how to march.
• She joined the army as a recruit last month.

Similar words: new soldier, enlistee

Common phrases: army recruit, raw recruit, recruit training

A person hired to work for an employer.

• Each recruit signed an employment contract.
• The company offered its recruits a good salary.
• One recruit had ten years of experience in sales.

How to use it: a recruit from somewhere (The company hired a recruit from a rival firm.)

Similar words: employee, hire

Common phrases: company recruit, successful recruit, recruit from somewhere

To find people and persuade or choose them to join a group, study, or work somewhere.

• We need to recruit more staff.
• The club recruited ten new members last month.
• Are you recruiting volunteers for the summer programme?

How to use it: recruit someone to do something (We recruited volunteers to help at the festival.); recruit someone for something (They are recruiting staff for the new shop.); recruit someone from somewhere (The university recruits students from many countries.)

Similar words: hire, enlist, sign up

Common phrases: recruit new staff, recruit volunteers, recruit someone for something, recruit employees

To add new soldiers to an army or military unit.

• They needed to recruit the army.
• The regiment was recruited with men from the northern towns.
• Officers recruited the battalion before the next campaign.

How to use it: recruit something with someone (The regiment was recruited with men from nearby villages.)

Similar words: reinforce, replenish

Common phrases: recruit an army, recruit a regiment