volunteer

¹vol·un·teer

noun \ˌvä-lən-ˈtir\

Definition of VOLUNTEER

1

: a person who voluntarily undertakes or expresses a willingness to undertake a service: as a : one who enters into military service voluntarily b (1) : one who renders a service or takes part in a transaction while having no legal concern or interest (2) : one who receives a conveyance or transfer of property without giving valuable consideration

2

: a volunteer plant

3

capitalized [Volunteers of America] : a member of a quasi-military religious and philanthropic organization founded in 1896 by Commander and Mrs. Ballington Booth

Examples of VOLUNTEER

1. Volunteers are needed to help with the bake sale.
2. The school was built by volunteers.

Origin of VOLUNTEER

obsolete French voluntaire (now volontaire), from voluntaire, adjective, voluntary, from Old French, from Latin voluntarius

First Known Use: circa 1600

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