reservist
noun
re·serv·ist ri-ˈzər-vist 
: a member of a military reserve
Example Sentences
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Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2022 The order stems from a class-action lawsuit filed in February by 18 active-duty and reservist personnel stationed across the country, including at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 29 July 2022 Sullivan, a Marine reservist, has long been supportive of enhancing benefits for veterans who have experienced toxic exposure. Riley Rogerson, Anchorage Daily News, 30 July 2022 Mordaunt, 49, a Royal Navy reservist, rejoined the Cabinet later and is currently a junior trade minister. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 9 July 2022 The government has extended its reservist training program, raised its alert level and said that this year’s main military exercises will be informed by the Ukraine war and focused on asymmetric warfare. Vic Chiang, Washington Post, 3 July 2022 While working in the oil fields, Mr. Jackson remained a Marine Corps reservist, and in 1950, with the outbreak of the Korean War, he was recalled for active duty. Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2022 Rising to the rank of captain in the infantry, Austin did two tours of duty in Iraq followed by another in Afghanistan as a reservist. Joanne Fowler, PEOPLE.com, 21 July 2022 In 2010, she was elected to Britain’s Parliament and continued to serve as a Royal Navy reservist. Max Colchester, WSJ, 13 July 2022 See More
Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2022 The order stems from a class-action lawsuit filed in February by 18 active-duty and reservist personnel stationed across the country, including at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 29 July 2022 Sullivan, a Marine reservist, has long been supportive of enhancing benefits for veterans who have experienced toxic exposure. Riley Rogerson, Anchorage Daily News, 30 July 2022 Mordaunt, 49, a Royal Navy reservist, rejoined the Cabinet later and is currently a junior trade minister. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 9 July 2022 The government has extended its reservist training program, raised its alert level and said that this year’s main military exercises will be informed by the Ukraine war and focused on asymmetric warfare. Vic Chiang, Washington Post, 3 July 2022 While working in the oil fields, Mr. Jackson remained a Marine Corps reservist, and in 1950, with the outbreak of the Korean War, he was recalled for active duty. Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2022 Rising to the rank of captain in the infantry, Austin did two tours of duty in Iraq followed by another in Afghanistan as a reservist. Joanne Fowler, PEOPLE.com, 21 July 2022 In 2010, she was elected to Britain’s Parliament and continued to serve as a Royal Navy reservist. Max Colchester, WSJ, 13 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1876, in the meaning defined above
reservists
noun
as in guardsmen
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- warhorses
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- lancers
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- civilians
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