conscript¹

C2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈkɑnskɹɪpt/ UK /ˈkɒnskɹɪpt/ See IPA manual

noun / adj

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Homographs: conscript² /kənˈskɹɪpt/ — verb

Pronunciation and word origins: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Meanings

1

noun
a person compulsorily enrolled in military or other public service

The young conscript completed basic training before joining his regiment.
2

adj
enrolled or serving through compulsory recruitment

The conscript troops received the same equipment as the regular army.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person compulsorily... drafteerecruit

2 adj · enrolled or serving through... draftedcompulsorily enlisted

Word family

Forms conscripts

Etymology

From Latin cōnscriptus, perfect passive participle of cōnscrībō (“write together; enroll”).

Topics

People & Society

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