draftee:
(plural: ‘draftees‘; for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)
(in American English) a person who has been drafted into military service;
a sports person who has been invited and hired by a sports team or club, especially a football or baseball club in the US,
a draftee (R) being welcomed by his sergeant
After finishing high school, Harry became a draftee and joined the army.
When the war with a neighbouring country begins, the armed forces of the country start drafting (recruiting) as many draftees as they can.
It is believed that some countries encourage the youth to draft themselves into military services, and after giving those young draftee some basic training send them to battle front to defend their borders, which may result in many of the draftees returning their home towns losing their arms and legs in the bitter fights with their enemies!
Matthew is the best of the five draftees our football club recruited this season.
a draftee in training
