draftee
pronunciation
How to pronounce draftee in British English:
UK [ˌdrɑ:fˈti:]
How to pronounce draftee in American English:
US [ˌdræfˈti]
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- Noun:
- someone who is drafted into military service
Word Origin
- draftee (n.)
- 1864, in a military context, American English, from draft + -ee.
Example
- 1. Not some draftee who 's going to get him killed .
- 2. One compulsorily enrolled for service , especially in the armed forces ; a draftee .
- 3. When the bucks surprised everyone and drafted yi with the no. 6 pick , before yi had any coaching on how to answer questions about milwaukee , he was a willing draftee .
- 4. Shali , as everyone called him , had entered the army as a draftee and risen through the ranks to his current position as the commander of nato and u. s.forces in europe .
- 5. The officer in charge of the program , colonel eugene holmes , told me he was taking me because I would be of greater service to the country as an officer than as a draftee .