Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reservist

/ɹɪzˈɝvɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: re-servist
IPA: /ɹɪzˈɝvɪst/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A soldier who is assigned as reserved: after training, no longer on full active duty.

Example Sentences

"One of the men there, a reservist he said he was, told my brother he had seen the heliograph flickering in the west."

Etymology

Etymology tree English reserve Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English reservist From reserve + -ist.

Inflected Forms

reservists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

reservism

Synonyms

weekend warrior

Rhymes With

serviced

Questions

How do you pronounce reservist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪzˈɝvɪst/.
What does reservist mean?: A soldier who is assigned as reserved: after training, no longer on full active duty.
Where does reservist come from?: Etymology tree English reserve Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English reservist From reserve + -ist.

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