recruit

/rɪˈkruːt/
verb
  1. To find and enroll new people to join an organization, team, or cause.
    • The company is trying to recruit software engineers for its new office.
    • Our school recruits volunteers every year to help with the charity run.
    • The army recruits young people from all over the country.
  2. To persuade someone to do or help with something.
    • She recruited her friends to help set up the party decorations.
    • He recruited his brother to carry the heavy boxes upstairs.
    • We need to recruit more parents to chaperone the field trip.
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noun
  1. A person who has recently joined an organization, team, or the military.
    • Our soccer team has a promising recruit from the local high school.
    • The company welcomed its latest recruit at the morning meeting.
    • The new recruit is learning the basics of boot camp this week.
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