conscript

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of CONSCRIPT

a person forced or required to enroll in military service <as the war continued, the body of enlisted soldiers was supplemented by an increasing number of conscripts>

Synonyms draftee, inductee, selectee

Related Words levy; recruit, rookie

Near Antonyms enlistee, volunteer

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