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enlistee, n. orig. and chiefly U.S.
Brit. |ɪnlɪsˈti|, |ɛnlɪsˈti|, U.S. |ˌɛnlɪsˈti|
[‹ enlist v. + -ee suffix1.]
A person who is enlisted, esp. into the armed forces.
1917Iowa City Daily Citizen 19 Dec. 5/3 The names of the men that..are now member of the medical reserve corps are: Medical Enlistees E. J. Avery, [etc.]. 1942Jrnl. Negro Educ. 11 572/2 With the exception of recruiting officers, previous training and experience of the prospective Negro enlistee are not taken into account as is done with prospective white enlistees. 1974E. Bowen Henry & Other Heroes v. 95, I came upon this smattering of bizarre..wisdom as an eighteen-year-old navy enlistee during the final months of 1945. 2002Bath Chron. (Nexis) 27 Feb. 27 The next enlistee was guitarist James Barlow, a session veteran who had played with a number of UK bands. |