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单词 enlistee
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enlisteen.

Brit. /ᵻnlɪsˈtiː/, /ɛnlɪsˈtiː/, U.S. /ˌɛnlɪsˈti/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: enlist v., -ee suffix1.
Etymology: < enlist v. + -ee suffix1.
Originally and chiefly U.S.
A person who is enlisted, esp. into the armed forces.
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1917 Iowa 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.].
1942 Jrnl. 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.
1974 E. 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.
2002 Bath Chron. (Nexis) 27 Feb. 27 The next enlistee was guitarist James Barlow, a session veteran who had played with a number of UK bands.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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