Definition of Volunteers. Meaning of Volunteers. Synonyms of Volunteers
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Definition of Volunteers
Volunteer 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.
Volunteer Volunteer Vol`un*teer", a.
Of or pertaining to a volunteer or volunteers; consisting of
volunteers; voluntary; as, volunteer companies; volunteer
advice.