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One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay.
- The volunteers at the nature reserve meet up ever other Sunday to help its upkeep.
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One who enters into military service voluntarily (but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations like other soldiers), as opposed to a conscript.
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A voluntary member of the organized militia of a country, as distinguished from a regular or member of the standing army.
- That summer and fall the Army organized twenty-five regiments of volunteers, including two black regiments, which would have all-black captains and lieutenants. All officers were to be selected from regulars and volunteers who had distingui
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A person who acts out of their own will without a legal obligation, such as a donor.
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A plant that grows spontaneously, without being cultivated on purpose; see volunteer plant in Wikipedia.
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A native or resident of the American state of Tennessee.US
volunteer
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To enlist oneself as a volunteer.intransitive
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To do or offer to do something voluntarily.ambitransitive
- to volunteer for doing the dishes
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To offer, usually unprompted.transitive
- to volunteer an explanation
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To offer the services of (someone else) to do something.informaltransitive
- My sister volunteered me to do the dishes.
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To grow without human sowing or intentional cultivation.intransitive