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  • 1Volunteer — Vol un*teer , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Volunteered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Volunteering}.] To offer or bestow voluntarily, or without solicitation or compulsion; as, to volunteer one s services. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2volunteer — I. noun Etymology: obsolete French voluntaire (now volontaire), from voluntaire, adjective, voluntary, from Old French, from Latin voluntarius Date: circa 1600 1. a person who voluntarily undertakes or expresses a willingness to undertake a… …

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  • 3Volunteer Force (Great Britain) — The Volunteer Force was a citizen army of part time rifle, artillery and engineer corps, created as a popular movement in 1859. Originally highly autonomous, the units of volunteers became increasingly integrated with the British Army, before… …

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  • 4volunteer — /vɒlənˈtɪə / (say voluhn tear) noun 1. someone who enters into any service of their own free will, or who offers to perform a service or undertaking for no financial gain. 2. Military, etc. someone who enters one of the armed services voluntarily …

  • 5One Life to Live miscellaneous characters — The following are minor or recurring characters from the American soap opera One Life to Live. Contents 1 Kimberly Andrews 2 Nigel Bartholomew Smythe …

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  • 6volunteer — /vol euhn tear /, n. 1. a person who voluntarily offers himself or herself for a service or undertaking. 2. a person who performs a service willingly and without pay. 3. Mil. a person who enters the service voluntarily rather than through… …

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  • 7volunteer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. enlister; offerer. v. enlist; offer, proffer; give, donate. See will, undertaking. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. enlistee, enlisted man, voluntary soldier, unpaid worker, charity worker, missionary, aide. v …

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  • 8Volunteer — n. & v. n. 1 a person who voluntarily undertakes a task or enters military or other service, esp. Mil. hist. a member of any of the corps of voluntary soldiers formerly organized in the UK and provided with instructors, arms, etc., by the State.… …

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  • 9volunteer — n. & v. n. 1 a person who voluntarily undertakes a task or enters military or other service, esp. Mil. hist. a member of any of the corps of voluntary soldiers formerly organized in the UK and provided with instructors, arms, etc., by the State.… …

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  • 10volunteer — vol•un•teer [[t]ˌvɒl ənˈtɪər[/t]] n. 1) a person who voluntarily offers himself or herself for a service or undertaking 2) a person who performs a service willingly and without pay 3) mil a person who enters military service voluntarily rather… …

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