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enlistee

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That's $10/week per enlistee, a substantial fraction of the military pay.

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Quick take

any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)

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noun

any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for enlistee.

noun

any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)

See also: recruit

Example sentences

1

That's $10/week per enlistee, a substantial fraction of the military pay.

2

The author comes across more as a midshipman in the US Navy talking with a fellow enlistee rather than as a professional.

3

And some lucky, high-scoring enlistees are given their choice of jobs prior to enlisting as an incentive for signing on the dotted line.

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Of course, this also raises the uncomfortable prospect that the disaffected enlistee content is genuine, and that the propagandists don’t like it.

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But the bulk of enlistees are already pre-destined for an assignment, based on the needs of the service -based on body-count, not test scores-, the day they step off the bus for basic training.

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How do you use enlistee in a sentence?

That's $10/week per enlistee, a substantial fraction of the military pay.

What does enlistee mean?

any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)

What part of speech is enlistee?

enlistee is commonly used as noun.