From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishreservistre‧serv‧ist /rɪˈzɜːvɪst $ -ɜːr-/ noun [countable] PMAsomeone in the reserve
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reservist• Up to 21,000 reservists would be called up in a countrywide security crackdown, he said.• Indeed, the examining doctor was a registered medical practitioner - a reservist called up in the course of the Gulf conflict.• All reservists had a 60-day window to enroll and those who already had their orders were not precluded from participation.• All reservists had a 60-day window to sign up and there was no prohibition on those who already got their orders.• The Ministry of Defence served call-up papers on 390 army reservists.• a Marine Corps reservist• Some are in uniform-soldiers or reservists on weekend passes.• The other reservists signed up in mid-November before the December order to mobilize.• Will he consider the historical importance of many units, especially in Yorkshire, which have provided reservists for emergencies? 