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Definition of Reservist
1. Noun. A member of a military reserve.
Group relationships: Military Reserve, Reserve
Generic synonyms: Soldier
Specialized synonyms: Wave, Weekend Warrior
Derivative terms: Reserve
Definition of Reservist
1. n. A member of a reserve force of soldiers or militia.
Definition of Reservist
1. Noun. A soldier who is assigned as reserved; after training, no longer in full active duty. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Reservist
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reservist
Literary usage of Reservist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Napoleon; a History of the Art of War by Theodore Ayrault Dodge (1907)
"Prussian Reservist. While Napoleon was at work in his Dresden bureau on August
29 and 30, writing his " Note on the ..."
2. The Siege and Fall of Port Arthur by W. Richmond Smith (1905)
"... and the attitude of the reservist towards the service he was called upon to
render—How a regiment of second reserves was punished for showing the white ..."
3. Notes on the Caucasus by Elim Henry D'Avigdor (1883)
"... reservist village —Russian soldiers—Arrive at Tiflis. TRAVELLING in the Caucasus
is rarely pleasurable at any season; autumn is the best time for ..."
4. The Home Book of Verse, American and English, 1580-1912 by Burton Egbert Stevenson (1912)
"Ella Higginson [1862- THE DYING Reservist I SHALL not see the faces of my friends,
Nor hear the songs the rested reapers sing After the labors of the ..."
5. Juvenile Injustice: Police Abuse and Detention of Street Children in Kenya by Yodon Thonden, Lois Whitman, Binaifer Nowrojee (1997)
"Public outrage mounted when it became known that the same reservist had been
involved in ... The reservist was eventually charged with the murder of Simon ..."
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