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Volunteer

ˌvɒl(ə)nˈtɪə

Volunteer definitions
noun
volunteer volunteers
  1. a person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task

    "a call for volunteers to act as foster-parents"

    • a person who freely enrols for military service rather than being conscripted, especially a member of a force formed by voluntary enrolment and distinct from the regular army
    • a plant that has not been deliberately planted
  2. a person who works for an organization without being paid

    "the railway is operated solely by volunteers"

    • a person to whom a voluntary conveyance or disposition is made
verb
volunteer volunteered volunteering volunteers
  1. freely offer to do something

    "140 employees volunteered for redundancy"

    • offer (help) freely

      "he volunteered his services as a driver for the convoy"

    • say or suggest something without being asked

      "it never paid to volunteer information"

    • commit (someone) to a particular undertaking, typically without consulting them

      "he was volunteered for parachute training by friends"

  2. work for an organization without being paid

    "volunteering is an easy way to get involved in practical conservation"

    offer one's services present oneself step forward come forward make oneself available