reservist

noun

re·​serv·​ist ri-ˈzər-vist How to pronounce reservist (audio)
: a member of a military reserve

Examples of reservist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Video posted online showed Lev Kreitman, who served six months as a reservist with the Israeli military in Gaza, firing a gun at an unknown target before running away. Tamar Michaelis, Zahid Mahmood and Helen Regan, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024 Earlier this week, the Israeli military sent two brigades to the country’s north to train for such a potential scenario, and said additional reservists have been mobilized. Others, though, saw the latest Israeli strikes as a decisive moment. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024 That has left the U.S. to have to search for indicators of a ground movement, such as Israel’s calling up large numbers of reservists or moving columns of tanks toward the Lebanese border, the officials said. Carol E. Lee, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2024 In June, an Israeli organization that provides support to IDF reservists reported that 10,000 reservists had requested mental health support, thousands had been laid off from civilian jobs, and some 1,000 businesses operated by reservists had shut down. Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reservist 

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Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reservist was in 1876

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“Reservist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reservist. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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reservist

noun
re·​serv·​ist ri-ˈzər-vəst How to pronounce reservist (audio)
: a member of a military reserve

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