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Noun
S:
(n)
volunteer
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military volunteer
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voluntary
((military) a person who freely enlists for service)
S:
(n)
volunteer
,
unpaid worker
(a person who performs voluntary work)
S:
(n)
Tennessean
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Volunteer
(a native or resident of Tennessee)
Verb
S:
(v)
volunteer
(tell voluntarily)
"He volunteered the information"
S:
(v)
volunteer
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offer
(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"
S:
(v)
volunteer
(do volunteer work)
Adjective
S:
(adj)
unpaid
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volunteer
(without payment)
"the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers"; "a volunteer fire department"