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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024vol•un•teer /ˌvɑlənˈtɪr/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person who voluntarily offers himself or herself for a service or undertaking, or who performs a service willingly and without pay.
- Militarya person who enters military service voluntarily.
adj. - made of or performed by volunteers:a volunteer army.
v. - to offer oneself for some service or undertaking: [no object]eager to volunteer.[~ + oneself]He volunteered himself for the mission.[~ + to + verb]He volunteered to write the report.
- Military to enlist as a volunteer:[no object]volunteered for combat.
- to say, tell, or communicate (something) freely or willingly:[~ + object]to volunteer an explanation.
See -vol-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vol•un•teer (vol′ən tēr′),USA pronunciation n. - a person who voluntarily offers himself or herself for a service or undertaking.
- a person who performs a service willingly and without pay.
- Militarya person who enters the service voluntarily rather than through conscription or draft, esp. for special or temporary service rather than as a member of the regular or permanent army.
- Lawmaking
- a person whose actions are not founded on any legal obligation so to act.
- a person who intrudes into a matter that does not concern him or her, as a person who pays the debt of another where he or she is neither legally nor morally bound to do so and has no interest to protect in making the payment.
- Agriculturea volunteer plant.
- (cap.) a native or inhabitant of Tennessee (used as a nickname).
adj. - of, pertaining to, or being a volunteer or volunteers:a volunteer fireman.
- Agriculturegrowing without being seeded, planted, or cultivated by a person;
springing up spontaneously. v.i. - to offer oneself for some service or undertaking.
- Militaryto enter service or enlist as a volunteer.
v.t. - to offer (oneself or one's services) for some undertaking or purpose.
- to give, bestow, or perform voluntarily:to volunteer a song.
- to say, tell, or communicate voluntarily:to volunteer an explanation.
- Latin voluntārius voluntary, with -eer for French -aire
- French volontaire
- 1590–1600
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: volunteer /ˌvɒlənˈtɪə/ n - a person who performs or offers to perform voluntary service
- (as modifier): a volunteer system, volunteer advice
- a person who freely undertakes military service, esp temporary or special service
- a plant that grows from seed that has not been deliberately sown
- (as modifier): a volunteer plant
vb - to offer (oneself or one's services) for an undertaking by choice and without request or obligation
- (transitive) to perform, give, or communicate voluntarily: to volunteer help, to volunteer a speech
- (intransitive) to enlist voluntarily for military service
Etymology: 17th Century: from French volontaire, from Latin voluntārius willing; see voluntary |