enlisted

adjective

en·​list·​ed in-ˈli-stəd 

en-

: of, relating to, or constituting the part of a military, naval, or air force below commissioned or warrant officers

enlisted personnel

the enlisted ranks

Examples of enlisted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Henry Selick adapted Coraline by Neil Gaiman and enlisted voice performances from greats like Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, plus music by They Might Be Giants, to tell this crafty, Grimm-esque fairy tale about alternate worlds. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026

Officers and enlisted men grouped around nearest radios. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2026

Van Dyke joined the Army in 2008 and, in 2023, was promoted to the rank of master sergeant, the second-highest enlisted rank in the Army, according to the indictment. — Hallie Golden, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026

Darren Heller, the AFCENT Battle Lab senior enlisted leader. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1724, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing enlisted

• enlisted man

Rhymes for enlisted

• assisted
• blacklisted
• consisted
• desisted
• encysted
• existed
• insisted
• persisted
• reenlisted
• resisted
• subsisted
• unlisted

Kids Definition

enlisted

adjective

en·​list·​ed in-ˈlis-təd 

: of, relating to, or forming the part of a military or naval force in the ranks below commissioned or warrant officers