VOLUNTEER


Meaning of VOLUNTEER in English

■ noun

1》 a person who freely offers to do something.

↘a person who freely enrols for military service rather than being conscripted.

2》 a person who works for an organization without being paid.

3》 a plant that has not been deliberately planted.

4》 Law a person to whom a voluntary conveyance or disposition is made.

■ verb

1》 freely offer to do something.

↘commit (someone) to an undertaking without consulting them.

2》 say or suggest something without being asked.

3》 work for an organization without being paid.

Origin

C16 (asnoun): from Fr. volontaire 'voluntary'.

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