Definition of volunteer Volunteer

/vɑˌlʌntɪˈɹ/ - [valuntir] - vol•un•teer

We found 23 definitions of volunteer from 6 different sources.

What does volunteer mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: volunteers
volunteer - a person who performs voluntary work
		unpaid worker
		worker sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
		candy striper a volunteer worker in a hospital
		pledge taker a volunteer who records (usually by telephone) contributions pledged in a fund drive
volunteer - (military) a person who freely enlists for service
		military volunteer, voluntary
		military man, serviceman, military personnel, man someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"
		armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
volunteer - a native or resident of Tennessee
		Tennessean, Volunteer
Verb volunteers, volunteering, volunteered
volunteer - do volunteer work
		work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
volunteer - agree freely; "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it"
		offer
		act, move behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
volunteer - tell voluntarily; "He volunteered the information"
		inform give character or essence to; "The principles that inform modern teaching"

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Wiktionary

volunteer (Noun)
One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his/her own free will, especially when done without pay.
volunteer (Noun)
One who enters into military 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.
volunteer (Noun)
A person who acts out of his own will without a legal obligation, such as a donor.
volunteer (Noun)
A native or resident of the American state of Tennessee.
volunteer (Verb)
To enlist oneself as a volunteer.
volunteer (Verb)
To do or offer to do something voluntarily.
volunteer (Verb)
To grow without human sowing or intentional cultivation.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

volunteer (a.)
One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his own free will.
volunteer (a.)
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.
volunteer (a.)
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.
volunteer (a.)
Of or pertaining to a volunteer or volunteers; consisting of volunteers; voluntary; as, volunteer companies; volunteer advice.
volunteer (v. t.)
To offer or bestow voluntarily, or without solicitation or compulsion; as, to volunteer one's services.
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.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

volunteer
Someone who performs or offers to perform a service out of his own free will, often without payment.
volunteer
To do work as a volunteer.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

volunteer
One who freely offers himself for a particular service. Formerly, in the army, a gentleman who, without any certain post or employment, served in the hope of earning preferment, or from patriotism. Latterly, also a civilian who has enrolled himself in a corps of volunteers, for organization and training for the defence of the country.