conscript
About 0.26 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.
The soldier was a conscript.
- adjective Drafted into a military service or similar.
- adjective Enrolled; written; registered.
- verb To enroll compulsorily; to draft; to induct.
- noun A constructed script or writing system, especially for use with a conlang or spelling reform.
Similar words
draftee levy recruit raise soldier enlist recruiting enrol con-script draft
Often followed by
fathers army armies the soldiers and in labor law
Word family
conscripted conscripting conscripts
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