recruit
recruit Lexical Profile
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• noun
A person newly enlisted or hired into the armed forces, a company, an organization, or a sports team, who is typically not yet fully trained.
"The firm welcomed twenty new recruits into its graduate training program this autumn."
• verb
To enroll, hire, or enlist someone as a member, employee, or participant in an organization, company, or the armed forces.
"The university is actively trying to recruit top researchers from around the world."
To form or build up a group, team, or workforce by engaging new people.
"The charity managed to recruit a dedicated team of volunteers to organize the community festival."
To informally persuade or enlist someone to help with a task or endeavor.
"She decided to recruit her brother to help move the heavy furniture upstairs."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-17th century from obsolete French 'recrute' (meaning a new levy of soldiers), derived from the verb 'recroître' (to grow again), ultimately from Latin 'recrescere' (to grow back).