Dictionary

reservist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree English reserve Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English reservist From reserve + -ist.

Meanings

1. A soldier who is assigned as reserved: after training, no longer on full active duty.
   • One of the men there, a reservist he said he was, told my brother he had seen the heliograph flickering in the west. 1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 124:

Forms

Relateds

reservism

Synonyms

weekend warrior

Translations (64)

ro rezervistă (soldier assigned as reserved) · sh rezèrvistica (soldier assigned as reserved) · pl rezerwista (soldier assigned as reserved) · vi lính trừ bị (soldier assigned as reserved) · pl rezerwistka (soldier assigned as reserved) · ko 후비병 (soldier assigned as reserved) · it riservista (soldier assigned as reserved) · bg запасня́чка (soldier assigned as reserved) · sv reservist (soldier assigned as reserved) · ka რეზერვისტი (soldier assigned as reserved) · lv rezerviste (soldier assigned as reserved) · ru военнообя́занный в запа́се (soldier assigned as reserved) · sh резѐрвистица (soldier assigned as reserved) · sh rezèrvist (soldier assigned as reserved) · bg резерви́ст (soldier assigned as reserved) · fr réserviste (soldier assigned as reserved) · sl rezervistka (soldier assigned as reserved) · cmn 預備隊 /预备队 (soldier assigned as reserved) · sk záložník (soldier assigned as reserved) · ro rezervist (soldier assigned as reserved) · ru резерви́ст (soldier assigned as reserved) · sq rezervist (soldier assigned as reserved) · sv reservare (soldier assigned as reserved) · fi reserviläinen (soldier assigned as reserved) · ru резерви́стка (soldier assigned as reserved) · cmn 預備役 /预备役 (soldier assigned as reserved) · sl rezervist (soldier assigned as reserved) · nl reservist (soldier assigned as reserved) · lt rezervistas (soldier assigned as reserved) · uk запасни́к (soldier assigned as reserved) · sk záložníčka (soldier assigned as reserved) · mk ре́диф (soldier assigned as reserved) · pt reservista (soldier assigned as reserved) · de Reservistin (soldier assigned as reserved) · sq rezerviste (soldier assigned as reserved) · bg резерви́стка (soldier assigned as reserved) · uk резерві́стка (soldier assigned as reserved) · bg запасня́к (soldier assigned as reserved) · uz rezervist (soldier assigned as reserved) · et reservväelane (soldier assigned as reserved) · mk резерви́ст (soldier assigned as reserved) · nb reservist (soldier assigned as reserved) · da reservist (soldier assigned as reserved) · ru запа́сник (soldier assigned as reserved) · el έφεδρη (soldier assigned as reserved) · uk резерві́ст (soldier assigned as reserved) · lv rezervists (soldier assigned as reserved) · hy ռեզերվիստ (soldier assigned as reserved) · ja 予備兵 (soldier assigned as reserved) · el έφεδρος (soldier assigned as reserved) · mk ре́дифка (soldier assigned as reserved) · hy պահեստազորային (soldier assigned as reserved) · cs záložník (soldier assigned as reserved) · lt rezervistė (soldier assigned as reserved) · es reservista (soldier assigned as reserved) · ko 예비병 (soldier assigned as reserved) · cs záložnice (soldier assigned as reserved) · ru военнообя́занный запа́са (soldier assigned as reserved) · de Reservist (soldier assigned as reserved) · mk резерви́стка (soldier assigned as reserved) · sh резѐрвист (soldier assigned as reserved) · be рэзерві́ст (soldier assigned as reserved) · be рэзерві́стка (soldier assigned as reserved) · hu tartalékos (soldier assigned as reserved)