draftee

English

Etymology

From draft + -ee.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: drăf-tē'
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

draftee (plural draftees)

  1. One who is drafted (into a military service, etc).
    • 2022 September 22, Andrew Roth, “‘It’s a 100% mobilisation’: day one of Russia’s drive to build its army”, in The Guardian:
      During a televised interview on Wednesday, Shoigu said Russia would be targeting 300,000 draftees, mainly those with recent military experience.

Translations

Spanish

Verb

draftee

  1. inflection of draftear:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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