RESERVISTS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

reservists

noun

plural of reservist

as in guardsmen

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Noun

The agency also reports that suicide is the second-leading cause of death among veterans younger than 45 and that more service members and veterans die by suicide than in combat.

— Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
The charity offers horsemanship and outdoor activities for military veterans suffering from life-changing injuries and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), young people in the local community and refugees.

— Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of veterans

Noun

Peyr’s book was inspired by the real case of the disappeared of Mourmelon, in which a number of young men, most of them military conscripts, went missing over several years in the 1980s.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
The country announced that new conscripts from the Schleswig Infantry will deploy to Greenland for an exercise this month.

— Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of conscripts

Noun

If Bryce Underwood continues his poor play, will this calm down the big spending on incoming high school recruits?

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The union says Hialeah firefighters remain underpaid compared with firefighters in neighboring departments and has pointed to significant attrition among recruits.

— Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of recruits

Noun

The Warriors brought back almost every major rotation player from last season’s team, with the only newcomers until this week being draftees Yaxel Lendeborg and Lajae Jones.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
Last year’s Dolphins team blamed most of the early season struggles (2-7 start) on the draftees playing prominent roles in 2025.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of draftees

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