volunteer

Plural: volunteers

Noun

(military) a person who freely enlists for service
a person who performs voluntary work
a native or resident of Tennessee
One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay.
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.
A voluntary member of the organized militia of a country, as distinguished from a regular or member of the standing army.
A person who acts out of their own will without a legal obligation, such as a donor.
A plant that grows spontaneously, without being cultivated on purpose; see volunteer plant in Wikipedia.
A native or resident of the American state of Tennessee.

Verb

tell voluntarily
- "He volunteered the information"
agree freely
- "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"
do volunteer work
To enlist oneself as a volunteer.
To do or offer to do something voluntarily.
To offer, usually unprompted.
To offer the services of (someone else) to do something.
To grow without human sowing or intentional cultivation.

Adjective Satellite

without payment
- "a volunteer fire department"

Examples

My sister volunteered me to do the dishes.
The volunteers at the nature reserve meet up ever other Sunday to help its upkeep.
to volunteer an explanation
to volunteer for doing the dishes

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French voluntaire, from Latin voluntārius (“willing, voluntary”); or from voluntary + -eer.

Synonyms

military volunteer, offer, Tennessean, unpaid, unpaid worker, voluntary

Antonyms

draftee

Scrabble Score: 12

volunteer: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
volunteer: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
volunteer: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

volunteer: valid Words With Friends Word