volunteer
/ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/noun, verb, adjective3 syllables
Volunteer means: without payment.
Synonyms for volunteer6
Opposites of volunteer
draftee
What does volunteer mean?7
adjective
1
without payment“the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers”
noun
1
(military) a person who freely enlists for service
2
a native or resident of Tennessee
3
a person who performs voluntary work
verb
1
agree freely“She volunteered to drive the old lady home”
2
tell voluntarily“He volunteered the information”
3
do volunteer work
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with volunteer?51
Show 40 near rhymes
Volunteer in a sentence
- I tried to volunteer to do that, but they didn't want my help.CK
- Rainfall is collected for volunteer-run gardens growing ferns, palmettos and bananas.Cangarejo
- Some continue to work part time, while others do volunteer work.CM
- The volunteer firefighters fought the blaze bravely, with scant regard for their own safety.patgfisher
- If you'd like to volunteer, please visit our website.mailohilohi
- Around the pots, volunteers slather tuna, mayonnaise and chocolate (not all together) on baguettes.Cangarejo
- We don't need any more volunteers, but we could use some more money.CK
- After three years of work by volunteers, the system has been fully repaired.neron
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of volunteer
as a noun
- plural
- volunteers
as a verb
- past tense
- volunteered
- present participle
- volunteering
- third-person singular
- volunteers
- past participle
- volunteered