Definition of volunteer. Meaning of volunteer. Synonyms of volunteer

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Definition of volunteer

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.

Meaning of volunteer from wikipedia

- many volunteers are specifically trained in the areas they work, such as medicine , education , or emergency rescue . others serve on an
- the volunteer force was a citizen army of part-time rifle, artillery and engineer corps, created as a popular movement in 1859.
- volunteer, often abbreviated vol., is a term used by a number of irish republican paramilitary organisations to describe their members
- a volunteer fire department (vfd) is a fire department composed of volunteer s who perform fire suppression and other related emergency
- tennessee is known as the 'volunteer state,' a nickname earned during the war of 1812 because of the prominent role played by volunteer
- the late 18th century volunteers , irish volunteers (18th century)volunteer (irish republican) , volunteers of ireland name irish volunteers
- united states volunteers also known as u.s. volunteers, u. s. vol., or u.s.v. were military volunteer s enlisted in the united states
- the volunteers (also known as the irish volunteers) were local militias in late 18th century ireland to defend ireland from the threat of
- a military volunteer is a person who enlists in military service by free will, and is not a mercenary or a foreign legionnaire .
- a volunteer military or all-volunteer military is one which derives its manpower from volunteers rather than conscription or mandatory