volunteer (Meaning)

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volunteer (n)

(military) a person who freely enlists for service

a person who performs voluntary work

a native or resident of Tennessee

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volunteer (v)

tell voluntarily

agree freely

do volunteer work

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volunteer (s)

without payment

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volunteer (a.)

One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his own free will.

One who enters into service voluntarily, but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations like other soldiers; -- opposed to conscript; specifically, a voluntary member of the organized militia of a country as distinguished from the standing army.

A grantee in a voluntary conveyance; one to whom a conveyance is made without valuable consideration; a party, other than a wife or child of the grantor, to whom, or for whose benefit, a voluntary conveyance is made.

Of or pertaining to a volunteer or volunteers; consisting of volunteers; voluntary; as, volunteer companies; volunteer advice.

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volunteer (v. t.)

To offer or bestow voluntarily, or without solicitation or compulsion; as, to volunteer one's services.

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volunteer (v. i.)

To enter into, or offer for, any service of one's own free will, without solicitation or compulsion; as, he volunteered in that undertaking.

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volunteer Sentence Examples

  1. The volunteers tirelessly donated their time to support the hurricane victims.
  2. The hospital relies heavily on volunteer nurses to complement their staff.
  3. Students eagerly volunteer to tutor underprivileged children in their community.
  4. Firefighters and paramedics are brave volunteers who risk their lives for others.
  5. The volunteer group organized a massive cleanup effort at the local park.
  6. Animal shelters are always grateful for volunteers who care for and socialize animals.
  7. The orphanage employs volunteer teachers to provide education to children in need.
  8. Senior citizens often volunteer at retirement homes to provide companionship and support.
  9. International volunteers travel to remote areas to offer medical assistance and build schools.
  10. The volunteer spirit is alive and well, with millions of people across the globe dedicating their time to make a difference.

FAQs About the word volunteer

(military) a person who freely enlists for service, a person who performs voluntary work, a native or resident of Tennessee, tell voluntarily, agree freely, do

enlistee,,

conscript, draftee, draftee, recruit, recruit, levy,levy, conscript, selectee, inductee

The volunteers tirelessly donated their time to support the hurricane victims.

The hospital relies heavily on volunteer nurses to complement their staff.

Students eagerly volunteer to tutor underprivileged children in their community.

Firefighters and paramedics are brave volunteers who risk their lives for others.