1. Register formally as a participant or member
   "The party recruited many new members";
   - enroll [N. Amer], inscribe, enter, enrol [Brit, Cdn], raise
    
2. Cause to assemble or enlist in military
   "recruit new soldiers";
   - levy, raise
    
3. Seek to employ
   "The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants"

1. Any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)
   "The recruit began his basic training with enthusiasm";
   - enlistee
    
2. A recently enlisted soldier
   "The military recruit was still adjusting to life in the barracks";
   - military recruit

Derived forms: recruited, recruits, recruiting

Type of: draft, engage, enlist, enlisted person, entrant, fledgeling, fledgling, freshman [N. Amer], muster in, n00b [non-standard], neophyte, newb [non-standard], newbie [informal], newcomer, noob [non-standard], register, shavetail [N. Amer, informal], starter

Encyclopedia: Recruit