draftee

draftee

English

Etymology

    From draft + -ee.

    Pronunciation

    • enPR: drăf-tē'
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • 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[1]:
        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