recruit

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: rĭʹkro͞ot, IPA ^(key): /rɪˈkrut/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /rɪˈkruːt/

• Audio (UK)

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• Hyphenation: re‧cruit

Verb

Plain form recruit

Third-person singular recruits

Past tense recruited

Past participle recruited

Present participle recruiting

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you recruit people, you try to get them to come and work or study with you or to join your group.

   The university will actively recruit good students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

   The military is struggling to recruit, to retain and to prepare for future conflicts.

   The church is recruiting volunteers to work with families to prevent child abuse.

   A total of 85 participants aged 23-97 were recruited.

   There is a national effort to recruit and train additional teachers.

   Until recently it was rare for professional basketball teams to recruit players directly from high school.

   Many employers are recruiting skilled foreign workers.

Synonyms

• engage
• hire
• employ

Related words

• recruitment
• recruiter

Noun

Singular recruit

Plural recruits

1. (countable) A recruit is a person who has recently joined a company or organization.

   New recruits go through a ten-day training session.

Synonyms

• employee
• rookie
• novice
• apprentice
• newcomer
• beginner