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Soldiers who have been demobbed have been released from the armed forces. [ British , informal ] I'm still in the air force, though I'll be demobbed in a couple of months.
He was demobbed in 1944 and found that his time away from the cameras had affected his performance.
The meaning of DEMOB is demobilize. “Demob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demob.Accessed 3 Jul. 2024
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word demobbed. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in British English.
3 meanings: 1. → short for demobilize 2. a. → short for demobilization b. (as modifier) 3. a soldier who has been demobilized.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of demob verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To release (a person) from military service, esp. at the end of a war. Also in extended use. Usually in passive. Cf. demobilize v. 1. Usually with reference to the demobilization of British and Commonwealth troops at the end of the First World War (1914–18) and (esp.) the Second World War (1939–45). 1919.
