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INDUCTEE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who is drafted into military service

Synonyms:

conscript; draftee; inductee

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("inductee" is a kind of...):

man; military man; military personnel; serviceman (someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

Derivation:

induct (place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person inducted into an organization or social group

Example:

Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth were 1936 inductees in the National Baseball Hall of Fame

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("inductee" is a kind of...):

fellow member; member (one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization))

Derivation:

induct (place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position)

induct (accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite)

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