Draftee — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who is drafted into military service

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛlɪvˈeɪʃənz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈaftiː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈaftiː/

1 syllable Say it as /ˌɛlɪvˈeɪʃənz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

inductee conscript

Antonyms

volunteer

Word Forms

draft	verb	engage somebody to enter the army
conscript	verb	enroll into service compulsorily
induct	verb	place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wehrpflichtiger

jemand, der zum Militärdienst eingezogen wird

🇫🇷French

recrue

quelqu'un qui est enrôlé dans le service militaire

🇪🇸Spanish

recluta

alguien que es reclutado para el servicio militar

🇮🇹Italian

coscritto

qualcuno che è arruolato nel servizio militare

🇳🇱Dutch

rekruut

iemand die wordt opgeroepen voor militaire dienst

🇵🇹Portuguese

recruta

alguém que é convocado para o serviço militar

🇷🇺Russian

призывник

тот, кто призван на военную службу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ड्राफ्टी

कोई व्यक्ति जिसे सैन्य सेवा में नियुक्त किया गया हो

🇧🇩Bengali

খসড়া

কেউ যিনি সামরিক পরিষেবাতে খসড়া করা হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

வரைவாளர்

இராணுவ சேவையில் வரைவு செய்யப்பட்ட ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

డ్రాఫ్టీ

సైనిక సేవలోకి డ్రాఫ్ట్ చేయబడిన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

मसुदा घेणारा

लष्करी सेवेत दाखल झालेला कोणीतरी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડ્રાફ્ટી

કોઈ એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જેને લશ્કરી સેવામાં દાખલ કરવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕರಡುದಾರ

ಮಿಲಿಟರಿ ಸೇವೆಗೆ ಸೇರಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡ്രാഫ്റ്റി

സൈനിക സേവനത്തിലേക്ക് ഡ്രാഫ്റ്റ് ചെയ്യപ്പെട്ട ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਰਾਫਟੀ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਿਸਨੂੰ ਫੌਜੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مسودہ تیار کرنے والا

کوئی ایسا شخص جسے فوجی سروس میں شامل کیا گیا ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

应征入伍者

应征入伍的人

🇯🇵Japanese

ドラフト対象者

兵役に徴兵される人

🇰🇷Korean

징집병

군 복무에 징집된 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người bị bắt lính

một người được đưa vào nghĩa vụ quân sự

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้รับร่าง

คนที่ถูกเกณฑ์เข้ารับราชการทหาร

🇮🇩Indonesian

wajib militer

seseorang yang direkrut menjadi dinas militer

🇲🇾Malay

penggubal

seseorang yang dilantik ke dalam perkhidmatan tentera

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مجند

شخص تم تجنيده في الخدمة العسكرية

🇮🇷Persian

سرباز نویس

کسی که به خدمت سربازی فراخوانده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

askere alınan kimse

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְגוּיָס

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