RESERVIST Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

reservist

noun

Definition of reservist

as in guardsman

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Recent Examples of reservist The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) later identified the deceased as reservist Master Sergeant Haim Kalomiti, 55, from the town of Tzur Natan. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 7 June 2026 Meyer, 37, recently reenlisted in the Marines as a reservist some 15 years after being awarded of Medal of Honor for his service in the Middle East. — Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026 One network of seven suspects reportedly received about $300,000, while an Iron Dome reservist was allegedly paid $1,000 — and in some cases, even less. — Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026 Stephanie Kenny-Velasquez, a Venezuelan wife of an Army reservist and Black Hawk helicopter pilot, was detained during a routine check-in with ICE in December. — Aileen Clarke, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for reservist

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Noun

It was taken inside the Lafitte Hotel on Bourbon Street, at the center of the French Quarter, after a guardsman used the bathroom on Sunday night.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Video captured guardsmen in yellow vests offering donuts and coffee out the back of a vehicle.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026

Definition of guardsman

Noun

Army veteran Bert Mizusawa will win the Republican primary for Senate in Virginia, ABC News projects.

— ABC NEWS, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Like a certain hero of Greek myth and big-screen blockbuster, the Etna of Yoon's title is the veteran of a catastrophic war, scarred in body and mind, dogged in pursuit of an improbable homecoming.

— Colin Dwyer, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of veteran

Noun

He was drafted at 18 and, after the war, pursued singing at the American Theatre Wing—an education funded by the GI Bill.

— Eleni N. Gage, Architectural Digest, 3 Aug. 2026
Ranking fourth best in the country were Northwestern’s gastroenterology and GI surgery, geriatrics, and pulmonary and lung surgery programs.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of GI

Noun

Jeff Wilkins, a historical re-enactor from Knoxville, Tennessee, dressed as a colonial militiaman, said attending the celebration was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

— Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
When news of Israel’s secret outposts in Iraq’s desert emerged, Iraqis admonished their leaders as traitors, and the boisterous militiamen affiliated with the government as impostors for allowing their land to be colonized by an enemy.

— Nabil Salih, Time, 26 May 2026

Definition of militiaman

Noun

But now that this system is reaching its limits, the regime is preparing to switch back to conscription—this time relying on electronic draft notices that are quieter and can be sent out year-round to thousands of potential conscripts.

— Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
As Argentina emerged from the trauma of the brutal dictatorship, many veterans and families of conscripts killed in the war felt their sacrifices had been sidelined by a nascent democracy that sought to distance itself from the disaster.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026

Definition of conscript

Noun

Chop Robinson, Patrick Paul, Jaylen Wright, Malik Washington and Tahj Washington are the draftees who remain from the 2024 class.

— Omar Kelly August 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026
Things often change when the pads come on, but the rookie draftees are off to a promising start.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of draftee

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