recruiter
UK/ɹɪˈkɹuːtə(ɹ)/US/ɹɪˈkɹutɚ/
recruiter is the agent noun of recruit.
Meaning of recruit
Noun
recruit (plural recruits)
- A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement.
- A person enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier.
- A hired worker
- These new recruits were hired after passing the interviews
- A new adult or breeding-age member of a certain population.
Synonyms of recruiter
Forms of recruiter
| plural | recruiters |
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Origin of recruiter
From recruit + -er.
Words formed from recruiter
Questions about recruiter
- What is recruiter the agent noun of?
- Recruiter is the agent noun of recruit.
- How do you pronounce recruiter?
- Recruiter is pronounced /ɹɪˈkɹuːtə(ɹ)/ (UK).
Words near recruiter in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: recruiter (page history and authors); recruit (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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