1a person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task:a call for volunteers to act as foster-parents
a person who freely enrols for military service rather than being conscripted, especially a member of a force formed by voluntary enrolment and distinct from the regular army.
a plant that has not been deliberately planted.
2a person who works for an organization without being paid:the railway is operated solely by volunteers
Law a person to whom a voluntary conveyance or disposition is made.
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1 [no object] freely offer to do something:140 employees volunteered for redundancy [with infinitive]:I rashly volunteered to be a contestant
[with object] offer (help) freely:he volunteered his services as a driver for the convoy
[reporting verb] say or suggest something without being asked: [with object]:it never paid to volunteer information [with direct speech]:‘Her name’s Louise,’ Christina volunteered
[with object] commit (someone) to a particular undertaking, typically without consulting them:he was volunteered for parachute training by friends
2 [no object] work for an organization without being paid: (as noun volunteering)volunteering is an easy way to get involved in practical conservation
