vol·un·teer
(vŏĺən-tîŕ)
[Obsolete French voluntaire, from Old French, voluntary, from Latin voluntārius; see voluntary.]
noun
- A person who performs or offers to perform a service voluntarily: an information booth staffed by volunteers; hospital volunteers.
- Law
- A person who renders aid, performs a service, or assumes an obligation voluntarily.
- A person who holds property under a deed made without consideration.
- Botany A cultivated plant growing from self-sown or accidentally dropped seed.
adjective
- Being, consisting of, or done by volunteers: volunteer firefighters; volunteer tutoring.
- Botany Growing from self-sown or accidentally dropped seed. Used of a cultivated plant or crop.
verb: -teered, -teer·ing, -teers.
transitive verb
- To give or offer to give voluntarily: volunteered their services; volunteer to give blood.
intransitive verb
- To perform or offer to perform a service of one's own free will.
- To do charitable or helpful work without pay: Many retirees volunteer in community service and day care centers.
