- 1a person who does a job without being paid for it volunteer helpers Schools need volunteers to help children learn to read.
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- 2a person who offers to do something without being forced to do it Are there any volunteers to help clean up?
- 3a person who chooses to join the armed forces without being forced to join compare conscript
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