conscript

noun
UK: /kənˈskrɪpt/
US: /kənˈskrɪpt/

  1. A person who is forced to join the armed forces.

    1. The conscript had little training before being sent to war.
    2. Many young men became conscripts during the wartime emergency.

  2. Someone who is forced to do something, often work.

    1. He felt like a conscript in his own family business.
    2. The volunteers felt like conscripts after the project's scope expanded.

Synonyms

enlist recruit draft
conscript transitive-verb

  1. To force someone to join the armed forces.

    1. They will conscript young men into the army.
    2. The government decided to conscript more soldiers due to the rising tensions.

  2. To force someone to do something against their will.

    1. Don't conscript me into helping with the cleaning!
    2. The manager tried to conscript the intern to work on the weekend, despite their refusal.
conscript adjective

  1. Enrolled into military service by compulsion.

    1. He was a conscript soldier in the war.
    2. The conscript army faced many challenges in the battle.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "conscript" in English means: A person who is forced to join the armed forces., Someone who is forced to do something, often work..

The phonetic transcription of "conscript" is /kənˈskrɪpt/ in British English and /kənˈskrɪpt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "conscript": enlist, recruit, draft.

Example usage of "conscript": "The conscript had little training before being sent to war.". More examples on the page.