reservist

noun

re·​serv·​ist ri-ˈzər-vist 

: a member of a military reserve

Examples of reservist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The economy, the Hebrew University economist Joseph Zeira says, is in severe recession—a twenty-per-cent decline in over-all investment, whose impact on unemployment is temporarily offset by a high number of reservists who have been called up for service. —Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025

Tal Steiner, the executive director of the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel, a human rights group, said the charges against the reservists were serious. —Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025

The national reservists’ association, which is about 90% military reservists but also some hobbyists, has grown by more than two-thirds to over 50,000 members since the invasion of Ukraine. —James Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024

Meanwhile, more than 130 Israeli reservists signed a letter refusing to fight in Gaza and Lebanon unless a deal is signed to end the war and bring back the 101 hostages that remain in Hamas’ captivity. —Alexandra Banner, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reservist

• serviced

Kids Definition

reservist

noun

re·​serv·​ist ri-ˈzər-vəst 

: a member of a military reserve