noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 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."

2. 2
   a member of a military reserve wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

weekend warriorweekend warrior

Example

More examples

"The operational reservist actively supports the armed forces during exercises or specific missions."

Etymology

From reserve + -ist.

Related phrases

active duty

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