5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Volunteer  \Vol`un*teer"\,  n.  [F.  volontaire  See  {Voluntary}, 
  a.] 
  1.  One  who  enters  into  or  offers  for  any  service  of  his  own 
  free  will 
 
  2.  (Mil.)  One  who  enters  into  service  voluntarily,  but  who 
  when  in  service,  is  subject  to  discipline  and  regulations 
  like  other  soldiers;  --  opposed  to  conscript; 
  specifically,  a  voluntary  member  of  the  organized  militia 
  of  a  country  as  distinguished  from  the  standing  army. 
 
  3.  (Law)  A  grantee  in  a  voluntary  conveyance;  one  to  whom  a 
  conveyance  is  made  without  valuable  consideration;  a 
  party,  other  than  a  wife  or  child  of  the  grantor,  to  whom 
  or  for  whose  benefit,  a  voluntary  conveyance  is  made 
  --Burrill. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Volunteer  \Vol`un*teer"\,  a. 
  Of  or  pertaining  to  a  volunteer  or  volunteers;  consisting  of 
  volunteers;  voluntary;  as  volunteer  companies;  volunteer 
  advice. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Volunteer  \Vol`un*teer"\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Volunteered};  p. 
  pr  &  vb  n.  {Volunteering}.] 
  To  offer  or  bestow  voluntarily,  or  without  solicitation  or 
  compulsion;  as  to  volunteer  one's  services. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Volunteer  \Vol`un*teer"\,  v.  i. 
  To  enter  into  or  offer  for  any  service  of  one's  own  free 
  will  without  solicitation  or  compulsion;  as  he  volunteered 
  in  that  undertaking. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  volunteer 
  adj  :  without  payment;  "the  soup  kitchen  was  prmarily  by  unpaid 
  helpers";  "a  volunteer  fire  department"  [syn:  {unpaid}, 
  {volunteer(a)}] 
  n  1:  a  person  who  freely  enlist  for  military  service  [syn:  {military 
  volunteer},  {voluntary}]  [ant:  {draftee}] 
  2:  a  person  who  performs  voluntary  work  [syn:  {unpaid  worker}] 
  v  1:  tell  voluntarily;  "He  volunteered  the  information" 
  2:  agree  freely;  "She  volunteered  to  drive  the  old  lady  home"; 
  "I  offered  to  help  with  the  dishes  but  the  hostess  would 
  not  hear  of  it"  [syn:  {offer}] 
  3:  do  volunteer  work 

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