Plural of recruit
regular plural
The plural of recruit is recruits.
Forms of recruit
| Singular | recruit /ɹɪˈkɹut/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | recruits |
| Countable | countable |
Recruits in a sentence
- These new recruits were hired after passing the interviews
- The raw recruits helped one another get over the first few days.From the entry one another
- Our new recruits represent a one hundred percent increase in membership.From the entry one hundred percent
- I had to fly a planeful of recruits to the army base.From the entry planeful
- Eventually I was promoted, and a small team of recruits came under my authority.From the entry come under
Meaning of recruit
- noun A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement.
- noun A person enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier.
- noun A hired worker.
Questions about the plural of recruit
- What is the plural of recruit?
- The plural of recruit is recruits.
- Is recruit countable?
- Recruit is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: recruit (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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