conscript

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Pronunciation

• (noun, adjective)
  • (RP): enPR: kŏn'skrĭpt, IPA: /ˈkɒnskɹɪpt/
  • (US) enPR: kän'skrĭpt, IPA: /ˈkɑnskɹɪpt/
• (verb) enPR: kən'skrĭpt, IPA: /kənˈskɹɪpt/

Noun

conscript (plural conscripts)

1. One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.

   The soldier was a conscript.

Translations

• French: conscrit, appelé
• German: Wehrpflichtiger
• Italian: coscritto, soldato di leva
• Portuguese: conscrito, alistado
• Russian: призывни́к
• Spanish: conscripto, recluta, colimba

Adjective

conscript (not comparable)

1. Drafted into a military service or similar.
2. Enrolled; written; registered.

Translations

• German: verpflichtet, einberufen
• Portuguese: conscrito, alistado
• Russian: мобилизо́ванный
• Spanish: reclutado, enrolado, alistado

Verb

conscript (conscripts, present participle conscripting; past and past participle conscripted)

1. (transitive) To enrol(l) compulsorily; to draft; to induct.

   Synonyms: draft, induct

Related terms

• conscription

Translations

• Italian: arruolare
• Portuguese: alistar, alistar
• Russian: мобилизова́ть
• Spanish: reclutar, enrolar, alistar

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