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volunteer
noun
a
person
who
offers
to
do
a
job
or
give
help
without
being
paid
•
After
the
flood
,
many
volunteers
came
to
help
clean
the
streets
.
After
the
flood
,
many
volunteers
came
to
help
clean
the
streets
.
•
Luis
became
a
volunteer
at
the
animal
shelter
on
weekends
.
Luis
became
a
volunteer
at
the
animal
shelter
on
weekends
.
From
Latin
‘
voluntarius
’
meaning
‘
of
one
’
s
free
will
’.
verb
-
volunteer
,
volunteering
,
volunteers
,
volunteered
to
offer
to
do
something
or
give
information
without
being
asked
and
usually
without
payment
•
Maya
volunteered
to
organize
the
class
trip
.
Maya
volunteered
to
organize
the
class
trip
.
•
I
volunteer
at
the
food
bank
every
Friday
evening
.
I
volunteer
at
the
food
bank
every
Friday
evening
.
Verb
use
from
the
noun
meaning
‘
one
who
offers
freely
’.
adjective
done
,
made
,
or
given
by
free
choice
,
especially
without
payment
or
official
requirement
•
She
teaches
a
volunteer
English
class
for
immigrants
.
She
teaches
a
volunteer
English
class
for
immigrants
.
•
The
festival
depends
on
volunteer
staff
to
keep
costs
low
.
The
festival
depends
on
volunteer
staff
to
keep
costs
low
.
Adjective
sense
evolved
from
the
noun
in
the
early
19th
century
.
noun
a
person
who
joins
the
armed
forces
freely
rather
than
because
of
a
draft
or
conscription
•
During
World
War
I
,
thousands
of
young
men
signed
up
as
volunteers
.
During
World
War
I
,
thousands
of
young
men
signed
up
as
volunteers
.
•
The
army
relied
heavily
on
volunteer
soldiers
during
the
early
years
of
the
conflict
.
The
army
relied
heavily
on
volunteer
soldiers
during
the
early
years
of
the
conflict
.
Extended
military
sense
recorded
from
the
17th
century
.
noun
a
plant
that
grows
on
its
own
without
being
deliberately
planted
•
The
farmer
pulled
out
the
corn
volunteers
sprouting
between
the
soybean
rows
.
The
farmer
pulled
out
the
corn
volunteers
sprouting
between
the
soybean
rows
.
•
Gardeners
sometimes
let
tomato
volunteers
grow
to
see
what
fruit
they
produce
.
Gardeners
sometimes
let
tomato
volunteers
grow
to
see
what
fruit
they
produce
.
Botanical
use
recorded
from
the
19th
century
,
by
analogy
with
people
who
volunteer
.
