recluta

Definitions of recluta
  1. noun
    compulsory military service
    synonyms: conscripción, quinta, reclutamiento, servicio militar obligatorio
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    type of:
    militarización, movilización
    act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"
  2. noun
    the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.)
    synonyms: alistamiento, enganche, incorporación, reclutamiento
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    type of:
    realización
    the action of accomplishing something
  3. noun
    someone who is drafted into military service
    synonyms: colimba, conscripto, miliciano, quinto
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    antonyms:
    voluntario
    (military) a person who freely enlists for service
    type of:
    militar
    someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
  4. noun
    any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)
    synonyms: fichaje
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    type of:
    nuevo, recién llegado
    any new participant in some activity
  5. noun
    a recently enlisted soldier
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