Meanings
nounreservist (plural reservists)
plural reservists
- A soldier who is assigned as reserved: after training, no longer on full active duty.
One of the men there, a reservist he said he was, told my brother he had seen the heliograph flickering in the west.
1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 124Synonyms: weekend warrior
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA soldier who is assigned as reserved: after training, no longer on full active duty.
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Bulgarian запасня́к, запасня́чка
- запасня́к (zapasnják)soldier assigned as reserved
- запасня́чка (zapasnjáčka)soldier assigned as reserved
- резерви́ст (rezervíst)soldier assigned as reserved
- резерви́стка (rezervístka)soldier assigned as reserved
Chinese Mandarin 預備役 /预备役, 預備隊 /预备队
- 預備役 /预备役 (yùbèiyì)soldier assigned as reserved
- 預備隊 /预备队 (yùbèiduì)soldier assigned as reserved
Czech záložník, záložnice
- záložníksoldier assigned as reserved
- záložnicesoldier assigned as reserved
Danish reservist
- reservistsoldier assigned as reserved
Dutch reservist
- reservistsoldier assigned as reserved
Estonian reservväelane
- reservväelanesoldier assigned as reserved
Finnish reserviläinen
- reserviläinensoldier assigned as reserved
French réserviste
- réservistesoldier assigned as reserved
German Reservist, Reservistin
- Reservistsoldier assigned as reserved
- Reservistinsoldier assigned as reserved
Greek έφεδρος, έφεδρη
- έφεδρος (éfedros)soldier assigned as reserved
- έφεδρη (éfedri)soldier assigned as reserved
Hungarian tartalékos
- tartalékossoldier assigned as reserved
Italian riservista
- riservistasoldier assigned as reserved
Japanese 予備兵
- 予備兵 (yobihei)soldier assigned as reserved
Korean 예비병, 후비병
- 예비병 (yebibyeong)soldier assigned as reserved
- 후비병 (hubibyeong)soldier assigned as reserved
Latvian rezervists, rezerviste
- rezervistssoldier assigned as reserved
- rezervistesoldier assigned as reserved
Lithuanian rezervistas, rezervistė
- rezervistassoldier assigned as reserved
- rezervistėsoldier assigned as reserved
Norwegian Bokmål reservist
- reservistsoldier assigned as reserved
Polish rezerwista, rezerwistka
- rezerwistasoldier assigned as reserved
- rezerwistkasoldier assigned as reserved
Portuguese reservista
- reservistasoldier assigned as reserved
Romanian rezervist, rezervistă
- rezervistsoldier assigned as reserved
- rezervistăsoldier assigned as reserved
Russian резерви́ст, резерви́стка
- резерви́ст (rezervíst)soldier assigned as reserved
- резерви́стка (rezervístka)soldier assigned as reserved
- запа́сник (zapásnik)soldier assigned as reserved
- военнообя́занный запа́са (vojennoobjázannyj zapása)soldier assigned as reserved
- военнообя́занный в запа́се (vojennoobjázannyj v zapáse)soldier assigned as reserved
Slovak záložník, záložníčka
- záložníksoldier assigned as reserved
- záložníčkasoldier assigned as reserved
Spanish reservista
- reservistasoldier assigned as reserved
Swedish reservare, reservist
- reservaresoldier assigned as reserved
- reservistsoldier assigned as reserved
Ukrainian резерві́ст, резерві́стка
- резерві́ст (rezervíst)soldier assigned as reserved
- резерві́стка (rezervístka)soldier assigned as reserved
- запасни́к (zapasnýk)soldier assigned as reserved
Vietnamese lính trừ bị
- lính trừ bịsoldier assigned as reserved
Cite this entry
APA
reservist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reservist
MLA
“reservist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reservist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reservist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reservist.
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