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DRAFTEE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does draftee mean?
• DRAFTEE (noun)
The noun DRAFTEE has 1 sense:
1. someone who is drafted into military service
Familiarity information: DRAFTEE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who is drafted into military service
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("draftee" 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)
Antonym:
volunteer ((military) a person who freely enlists for service)
Derivation:
draft (engage somebody to enter the army)
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