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Antonyms for draftee
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : draf-tee, drahf- |
| Phonetic Transcription : dræfˈti, drɑf- |
Definition of draftee
Origin :- 1864, in a military context, American English, from draft + -ee.
- As in recruit : noun person beginning service
- As in soldier : noun person serving in military
- As in conscript : noun recruit
- In some southern states, the draftee rejection rate for Negroes exceeded 80 percent.
- Extract from : « Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 » by Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
Synonyms for draftee
- airforce member
- apprentice
- beginner
- cadet
- cavalryperson
- commando
- conscript
- convert
- draftee
- enlisted person
- fighter
- fledgling
- GI
- Green Beret
- greenhorn
- guard
- guerrilla
- gunner
- helper
- inductee
- infantry
- infantryperson
- initiate
- learner
- marine
- mercenary
- military person
- musketeer
- neophyte
- new person
- newcomer
- novice
- novitiate
- officer
- paratrooper
- pilot
- plebe
- private
- proselyte
- rank
- recruit
- rookie
- sailor
- scout
- selectee
- serviceperson
- soldier
- soldier-at-arms
- tenderfoot
- trainee
- trooper
- veteran
- volunteer
- warmonger
- warrior
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