verb
-cruits; -cruited; -cruiting
to find suitable people and get them to join a company, an organization, the armed forces, etc. [+ obj]
[+ obj] :to form or build (a group, team, army, etc.) by getting people to join
[+ obj] :to persuade (someone) to join you in some activity or to help you
noun
plural -cruits
[count] a person who has recently joined the armed forces
a person who has recently joined a company, organization, etc.