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volunteer

noun verb

One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his/her own free will, especially when done without pay.

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
V
Ends with
R
Contains
OLUNTEE
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/vɒl.ənˈtɪə/ /vɑl.ənˈtɪɹ/

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his/her own free will, especially when done without pay.

  2. 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.

  3. A person who acts out of his own will without a legal obligation, such as a donor.

  4. A plant that grows spontaneously, without being cultivated on purpose; see volunteer plant in Wikipedia.

  5. A native or resident of the American state of Tennessee.

verb

  1. To enlist oneself as a volunteer.

  2. To do or offer to do something voluntarily.

    “to volunteer for doing the dishes”

  3. To offer, usually unprompted.

    “to volunteer an explanation”

  4. To grow without human sowing or intentional cultivation.

  5. To offer the services of (someone else) to do something.

    “My sister volunteered me to do the dishes.”

In context

Example Sentences

to volunteer for doing the dishes
to volunteer an explanation
My sister volunteered me to do the dishes.
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