reservist

noun

re·​serv·​ist ri-ˈzər-vist How to pronounce reservist (audio)
: a member of a military reserve

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There is also growing outcry over the mounting death toll among Israeli soldiers in Gaza, as well as dissent from reservists unwilling to serve there and wider protests over the military operation. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 July 2025 Josh Friedman is an Air Force veteran, reservist and longtime bureau employee. Chloe Rogers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025 The hardware will feature in the live-fire component of the Han Kuang exercise, which began Wednesday and will run for a record 10 days—double the usual length—with an additional 7,000 reservists called up to test their combat readiness. Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025 More than 22,000 reservists are due to be mobilized and the exercise is scheduled to run concurrently with island-wide civil defense drills. John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for reservist

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First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reservist was in 1876

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“Reservist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reservist. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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reservist

noun
re·​serv·​ist ri-ˈzər-vəst How to pronounce reservist (audio)
: a member of a military reserve

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