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reservist
A person who has completed active military service but remains part of the military reserve and can be called back to duty if needed.
Wegen der angespannten Lage wurden mehrere tausend Reservisten mobilisiert.
Because of the tense situation, several thousand reservists were mobilized.
The word is derived from 'Reserve' (reserve). The ending '-ist' is often used in German to refer to a person who belongs to a certain group or performs a certain activity.
Er ist ausgebildeter Reservist und nimmt regelmäßig an Übungen teil.
He is a trained reservist and regularly takes part in exercises.
'Reservist' (reservist) is a noun of the N-declension. This means that it takes the ending '-en' in all cases except the nominative singular. This is a common mistake.
Der Kommandant sprach mit dem Reservisten.
The commander spoke with the reservist.
In a military context, reservists are often 'einberufen' (called up), 'mobilisiert' (mobilized), or 'eingesetzt' (deployed). These verbs describe the process of bringing them back into active service.
Im Krisenfall können Reservisten schnell einberufen werden.
In a crisis, reservists can be called up quickly.
