conscript

plural conscripts

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

   The soldier was a conscript.

   1 more example

   “[...] Isaac! You’re being conscripted.” Fay Lie grabs Isaac Sachs’s elbow. “You’ll remember bumping into Luisa Rey the other day?” “I’m one lucky conscript. Hi, Luisa, again.”

   2004, David Mitchell, “Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery”, in Cloud Atlas, →ISBN, page 130

1. not comparableDrafted into a military service or similar.
2. not comparableEnrolled; written; registered.

present singular third person conscripts · participle present conscripting · participle past conscripted · past conscripted

1. transitiveTo enroll compulsorily; to draft; to induct.

   Other rich families are being accused of sending their sons abroad before they can be conscripted. Every Taiwanese man must spend three years in the army and another 20 in the reserves.

   1996 March 15, Jonathan Mirsky, “Taiwan President visits islanders to bolster morale”, in The Times, number 65,528, →ISSN, →OCLC, Overseas News, page 15, column 3

   1 more example

   “[...] Isaac! You’re being conscripted.” Fay Lie grabs Isaac Sach’s elbow. “You’ll remember bumping into Luisa Rey the other day?” “I’m one lucky conscript. Hi, Luisa, again.”

   2004, David Mitchell, “Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery”, in Cloud Atlas, →ISBN, page 130

   Synonyms: draft, induct

plural conscripts

1. A constructed script or writing system, especially for use with a conlang or spelling reform.

   Synonyms: neography