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The ethyl radical has been isolated and spectroscopically characterized in $4$He nanodroplets. The five fundamental CH stretch bands are observed near 3 $\mu$m and have band origins shifted $\&lt;$ 1 \wn from those reported for the gas phase species. \textbf{112}, 1823-1834 (2000).}$,$ \textbf{124}, 054316 (2006).} The symmetric CH$2$ stretching band (\textit{$\nu 1$}) is rotationally resolved, revealing nuclear spin statistical weights predicted by \textit{G$\mathrm{<mrow\; data-mjx-texclass="ORD">12</mrow>}$} permutation-inversion group theory. A permanent electric dipole moment of 0.28 (2) D is obtained via the Stark spectrum of the \textit{$\nu 1$} band. The four other CH stretch fundamental bands are broadened in helium droplets and lack rotational fine structure. The approximately 1-2 \wn line widths for these bands are attributed to the homogeneous broadening associated with solvent-mediated rovibrational relaxation dynamics. In addition to these five fundamentals, three \textit{A} overtone/combination bands are observed and have resolved rotational substructure. These are assigned to the 2\textit{$\nu 12$}, \textit{$\nu 4$}+\textit{$\nu 6$}, and 2\textit{$\nu 6$} bands through comparisons to anharmonic frequency computations at the CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ level of theory.