volunteer

verboffer to do something

Synonyms for volunteer

verb offer to do something

Antonyms for volunteer

Word Origin & History

c.1600, "one who offers himself for military service," from Middle French voluntaire, noun use of adj. meaning "voluntary," from Latin voluntarius "voluntary, of one's free will" (see voluntary). Non-military sense is first recorded 1630s. The verb is first recorded 1755, from the noun. Tennessee has been the Volunteer State since the Mexican War, when a call for 2,800 volunteers brought out 30,000 men.

Example Sentences for volunteer

"Never knew him to volunteer to do a thing before," declared Max.

In 1792, he enlisted as a volunteer; and in a year he was general of brigade.

Hers is the only army into which no man can be forced, and in which every man is a volunteer.

Is my life any more precious than yours, or that of some volunteer Army pilot?

There's Charley going out as a volunteer to India, for what or why no one can say.

But Warren had come as a volunteer, and asked where he should go.

He came as a volunteer, knew his risk, and was prepared to die.

You also must believe so, who are here as a volunteer in Russia.

It was able to secure the services of a volunteer travelers' aid society.

After the match was over, Henry might volunteer to black his eye for him, but that was a side issue.

volunteer

Synonyms for volunteer

Antonyms for volunteer

bite

do-gooder

enlist

hazard

offer

volunteer

Synonyms for volunteer

Antonyms for volunteer

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