conscript
2 synonyms for conscript, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Someone forced by law to join the armed forces; a draftee.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
draftee
inductee
Etymology
Taken from Latin cōnscriptus, the perfect passive participle of cōnscrībō, meaning ‘write together; enroll’.
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