entrant vs recruit

entrant and recruit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
entrant	Yes	No	No	No
recruit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, recruit is a hyponym of entrant; that is, recruit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than entrant:

Other hyponyms of entrant include enlistee.

entrant (noun)	recruit (noun)
a commodity that enters competition with established merchandise	any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)
one who enters a competition	a recently enlisted soldier
any new participant in some activity
someone who enters

entrant (verb)	recruit (verb)
	cause to assemble or enlist in military
	seek to employ
	register formally as a participant or member