| volunteer | |
| 1. n. One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his/her own free will, especially when done without pay. | |
| 2. n. (military) One who enters into military service voluntarily, but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations like other soldiers; -- opposed to conscript; specifically, a voluntary | |
| 3. n. (legal) A person who acts out of his own will without a legal obligation, such as a donor. | |
| 4. n. (botany, agriculture) A plant that grows spontaneously, without being cultivated on purpose; see volunteer plant in Wikipedia. | |
| 5. n. A native or resident of the American state of Tennessee. | |
| 6. v. (intransitive) To enlist oneself as a volunteer. | |
| 7. v. To do or offer to do something voluntarily. | |
| to volunteer for doing the dishes | |
| 8. v. To offer, usually unprompted. | |
| to volunteer an explanation | |
| 9. v. (intransitive, botany) To grow without human sowing or intentional cultivation. | |
| 10. v. (transitive, informal) To offer the services of (someone else) to do something. | |
| My sister volunteered me to do the dishes. | |
