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reservist – a member of the military reserve forces

(Pronounced ruh-zur-vist)

To remember the definition of the word reservist, use the following mnemonic:

The reservation list (reservist) is full of members of the military forces.

The reservation list (reservist) is full of members of the military forces

Examples of reservist in a sentence

He spent most of his time training with the army reservists.

The reservists were being called up to the front line. 

She was away for the weekend on a reservist training exercise. 

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