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Verb: volunteer  ,vó-lun'teer
  1. Tell voluntarily
    "He volunteered the information"
     
  2. Agree freely
    "She volunteered to drive the old lady home";
    - offer
     
  3. Do volunteer work
    "She volunteered at the local animal shelter every weekend"
Noun: volunteer  ,vó-lun'teer
  1. (military) a person who freely enlists for service
    "The military volunteer signed up to serve his country";
    - military volunteer, voluntary
     
  2. A person who performs voluntary work
    "The volunteer contributed her time to help at the animal shelter";
    - unpaid worker
Adjective: volunteer  ,vó-lun'teer
  1. Without payment
    "a volunteer fire department";
    - unpaid
Noun: Volunteer
  1. A native or resident of Tennessee
    - Tennessean

Derived forms: volunteered, volunteering, volunteers

See also: voluntary

Type of: act, American, inform, military personnel, move, servicewoman, work, worker

Encyclopedia: Volunteer, North Carolina