Meanings
nounrecruiter (plural recruiters)
plural recruiters
- agentAgent noun of recruit; one who recruits, particularly one employed to recruit others.
The army recruiter promised that I'd see the world and learn useful skills if I enlisted.
1 more example
BBV expects to be one of the biggest recruiters in the region over the next two years.
2021 June 2, “Network News: Local provider to train new recruits”, in RAIL, number 932, page 19Synonyms: agent, headhunter, scout, solicitor
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
Translations
Arabic المنجد
- المنجدone employed to recruit others
Finnish värvääjä
- värvääjäone employed to recruit others
French recruteur
- recruteurone employed to recruit others
German Rekrutierer
- Rekrutiererone employed to recruit others
Latin ēvocātor, conquīsītor
- ēvocātorone employed to recruit others
- conquīsītorone employed to recruit others
Polish rekruter, rekruterka
- rekruterone employed to recruit others
- rekruterkaone employed to recruit others
Russian вербо́вщик, рекрутëр
- вербо́вщик (verbóvščik)one employed to recruit others
- рекрутëр (rekrytjor)one employed to recruit others
Swedish rekryterare
- rekryterareone employed to recruit others
Turkish müncid
- müncidone employed to recruit others
Ukrainian рекрутер
- рекрутер (rekruter)one employed to recruit others
Cite this entry
APA
recruiter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recruiter
MLA
“recruiter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recruiter. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recruiter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recruiter.
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