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reservist

[ ri-zur-vist ]

noun

  1. a person who belongs to a reserve military force of a country.


reservist

/ °ùɪˈ³úɜ˱¹Éª²õ³Ù /

noun

  1. one who serves in the reserve formations of a nation's armed forces
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of reservist1

First recorded in 1875–80; reserve + -ist
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The camp targeted in the assault was housing reservists - local volunteers who assist the regular police in securing remote areas.

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However, a BBC journalist near the Israel Gaza border today was told by a soldier that a call has gone out for 40,000 reservists to the Israeli army to present for duty.

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"We're talking about the need to have an army of half a million in Poland, including the reservists," he said.

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In the second stage, the remaining hostages - soldiers and reservists - would be released, in return for a number of Palestinian prisoners.

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As an IDF reservist Noam would normally expect to do a few weeks of military service a year.

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