noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A soldier who is assigned as reserved: after training, no longer on full active duty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a member of a military reserve
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: soldier
Narrower terms: Wave, weekend warrior
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English reserve Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō 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.
Across languages
Translations
64 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
rezervist
— soldier assigned as reserved
Albanian:
rezerviste
— soldier assigned as reserved
Armenian:
պահեստազորային
(pahestazorayin)
— soldier assigned as reserved
Armenian:
ռեզերվիստ
(ṙezervist)
— soldier assigned as reserved
Belarusian:
рэзерві́ст
(rezjervíst)
— soldier assigned as reserved
Belarusian:
рэзерві́стка
(rezjervístka)
— soldier assigned as reserved
Bulgarian:
запасня́к
(zapasnják)
— soldier assigned as reserved
Bulgarian:
запасня́чка
(zapasnjáčka)
— soldier assigned as reserved
Bulgarian:
резерви́ст
(rezervíst)
— soldier assigned as reserved
Bulgarian:
резерви́стка
(rezervístka)
— soldier assigned as reserved
Chinese Mandarin:
預備役 /预备役
(yùbèiyì)
— soldier assigned as reserved
Chinese Mandarin:
預備隊 /预备队
(yùbèiduì)
— soldier assigned as reserved
Czech:
záložník
— soldier assigned as reserved
Czech:
záložnice
— soldier assigned as reserved
Danish:
reservist
— soldier assigned as reserved
Dutch:
reservist
— soldier assigned as reserved
Estonian:
reservväelane
— soldier assigned as reserved
Finnish:
reserviläinen
— soldier assigned as reserved
French:
réserviste
— soldier assigned as reserved
Georgian:
რეზერვისტი
(rezervisṭi)
— soldier assigned as reserved
German:
Reservist
— soldier assigned as reserved
German:
Reservistin
— soldier assigned as reserved
Greek:
έφεδρος
(éfedros)
— soldier assigned as reserved
Greek:
έφεδρη
(éfedri)
— soldier assigned as reserved
Hungarian:
tartalékos
— soldier assigned as reserved
Italian:
riservista
— soldier assigned as reserved
Japanese:
予備兵
(yobihei)
— soldier assigned as reserved
Korean:
예비병
(yebibyeong)
— soldier assigned as reserved
Korean:
후비병
(hubibyeong)
— soldier assigned as reserved
Latvian:
rezervists
— soldier assigned as reserved
Latvian:
rezerviste
— soldier assigned as reserved
Lithuanian:
rezervistas
— soldier assigned as reserved
Lithuanian:
rezervistė
— soldier assigned as reserved
Macedonian:
резерви́ст
(rezervíst)
— soldier assigned as reserved
Macedonian:
резерви́стка
(rezervístka)
— soldier assigned as reserved
Macedonian:
ре́диф
(rédif)
— soldier assigned as reserved
Macedonian:
ре́дифка
(rédifka)
— soldier assigned as reserved
Norwegian Bokmål:
reservist
— soldier assigned as reserved
Polish:
rezerwista
— soldier assigned as reserved
Polish:
rezerwistka
— soldier assigned as reserved
Portuguese:
reservista
— soldier assigned as reserved
Romanian:
rezervist
— soldier assigned as reserved
Romanian:
rezervistă
— soldier assigned as reserved
Russian:
резерви́ст
(rezervíst)
— soldier assigned as reserved
Russian:
резерви́стка
(rezervístka)
— soldier assigned as reserved
Russian:
запа́сник
(zapásnik)
— soldier assigned as reserved
Russian:
военнообя́занный запа́са
(vojennoobjázannyj zapása)
— soldier assigned as reserved
Russian:
военнообя́занный в запа́се
(vojennoobjázannyj v zapáse)
— soldier assigned as reserved
Serbo-Croatian:
резѐрвист
— soldier assigned as reserved
Serbo-Croatian:
резѐрвистица
— soldier assigned as reserved
Serbo-Croatian:
rezèrvist
— soldier assigned as reserved
Serbo-Croatian:
rezèrvistica
— soldier assigned as reserved
Slovak:
záložník
— soldier assigned as reserved
Slovak:
záložníčka
— soldier assigned as reserved
Slovene:
rezervist
— soldier assigned as reserved
Slovene:
rezervistka
— soldier assigned as reserved
Spanish:
reservista
— soldier assigned as reserved
Swedish:
reservare
— soldier assigned as reserved
Swedish:
reservist
— soldier assigned as reserved
Ukrainian:
резерві́ст
(rezervíst)
— soldier assigned as reserved
Ukrainian:
резерві́стка
(rezervístka)
— soldier assigned as reserved
Ukrainian:
запасни́к
(zapasnýk)
— soldier assigned as reserved
Uzbek:
rezervist
— soldier assigned as reserved
Vietnamese:
lính trừ bị
— soldier assigned as reserved
