1 a person who does a job without being paid for it:
volunteer carers / helpers * Schools need volunteers to help children to read.
2 a person who offers to do sth without being forced to do it:
Are there any volunteers to help clear up? * No volunteers came forward.
3 a person who chooses to join the armed forces without being forced to join
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Part of speech: verb
1 ~ (sth) (for / as sth) to offer to do sth without being forced to do it or without getting paid for it:
[Vtoinf] Jill volunteered to organize a petition. * [V] Several staff members volunteered for early retirement. * [VN] He volunteered his services as a driver.
2 to suggest sth or tell sb sth without being asked:
[VN] to volunteer advice / information [also Vspeech]
3 ~ (for sth) to join the army, etc. without being forced to:
[V] to volunteer for military service [also Vtoinf]
4 ~ sb (for / as sth) to suggest sb for a job or an activity, even though they may not want to do it:
[VN] They volunteered me for the job of interpreter. [also VNtoinf]
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is volunteer a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, volunteer is tagged as noun.
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