Definition of "recruit" in English

noun

1. A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement.

2. A person enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier.

3. A hired worker

   • These new recruits were hired after passing the interviews

4. (biology, ecology) A new adult or breeding-age member of a certain population.

verb

1. 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

2. 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

3. (archaic) To replenish, renew, or reinvigorate by fresh supplies; to remedy a lack or deficiency in.

4. (biology, intransitive) To become an adult or breeding-age member of a population.

5. (biochemistry) To prompt a protein, leucocyte. etc. to intervene in a given region of the body.

6. (dated, intransitive) To recuperate; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like.

   • Lean cattle recruit in fresh pastures.
   • Go to the country to recruit.