selectee

[si-lek-tee] / sɪ lɛkˈti /

NOUN

recruit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

draftee newcomer rookie sailor soldier trainee volunteer

STRONG

GI apprentice beginner convert fledgling greenhorn helper initiate learner neophyte novice novitiate plebe proselyte tenderfoot

WEAK

enlisted person new person serviceperson

Antonyms

STRONG

expert professional

NOUN

soldier

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commando fighter guard guerrilla marine mercenary officer paratrooper pilot trooper veteran volunteer

STRONG

GI cadet conscript draftee gunner infantry musketeer private rank recruit scout warmonger warrior

WEAK

Green Beret airforce member cavalryperson enlisted person infantryperson military person serviceperson soldier-at-arms

Example Sentences

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Ryan was a four-time Pro Bowl selectee and proved to be remarkably durable over his career, missing only three games during his Atlanta tenure because of injuries.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024

She found herself stopped for extra screenings at airports and discovered she was now a "selectee" on the no-fly list.

From The Verge • Jun. 24, 2014

The selectee list, which is larger than the no-fly list, subjects people to extra airport inspections and questioning.

From New York Times • Aug. 13, 2013

If you could put yourself on the other side of the world where you are the selectee of your government to advise and help a unit of foreign fighters defend their village.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2012

A guardsman cannot come in physical contact with a selectee even to show him the correct position in which to carry a rifle or to adjust his pack.

From Time Magazine Archive

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