reservist

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈzɜːrvɪst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/rɪˈzɝvɪst/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ri zûr′vist)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•serv•ist /rɪˈzɜrvɪst/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Militarya person who belongs to a military reserve.
See -serv2-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•serv•ist  (ri zûr′vist),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Militarya person who belongs to a reserve military force of a country.
  • reserve + -ist 1875–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
reservist /rɪˈzɜːvɪst/ n
  1. someone who serves in the reserve formations of a nation's armed forces
'reservist' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
weekend warrior

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