n. | 1. | |
1. | One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his own free will. | |
2. | (Mil.) 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. | |
3. | (Law) 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. | |
a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to a volunteer or volunteers; consisting of volunteers; voluntary; |
v. t. | 1. | To offer or bestow voluntarily, or without solicitation or compulsion; |
v. i. | 1. | To enter into, or offer for, any service of one's own free will, without solicitation or compulsion; |
Noun | 1. | volunteer - (military) a person who freely enlists for service Synonyms: military volunteer, voluntary |
2. | volunteer - a person who performs voluntary work Synonyms: unpaid worker | |
Verb | 1. | volunteer - tell voluntarily; "He volunteered the information" |
2. | 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" Synonyms: offer | |
3. | volunteer - do volunteer work | |
Adj. | 1. | volunteer - without payment; "the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers"; "a volunteer fire department" Synonyms: unpaid |