Volunteers Person Noun ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(R ˌvɑːlənˈtɪr Schools Children Read

• schools need volunteers to help children to read.
• she does volunteer work at an orphanage.
• she was a volunteer for the red cross before training as a nurse.
• volunteers from various organizations are working to save the lives of the earthquake victims.

volunteer

1. a person who does a job without being paid for it
• Schools need volunteers to help children to read.
• She does volunteer work at an orphanage.
• She was a volunteer for the Red Cross before training as a nurse.
• Volunteers from various organizations are working to save the lives of the earthquake victims.
• a volunteer firefighter
• volunteer helpers/carers
• The Centre is run by a group of dedicated volunteers.

Extra Examples

• He worked as a volunteer for Oxfam.
• The office is staffed by unpaid volunteers.
• The support our volunteers provide cannot be measured in purely practical terms.
2. a person who offers to do something without being forced to do it
• Are there any volunteers to help clear up?
• For my next trick, I'll need a volunteer from the audience.
• The company is looking for volunteers to take part in a trial.
• Hundreds of volunteers have come forward to offer their help.

Extra Examples

• No volunteers came forward.
• The charity is appealing for volunteers to take elderly patients to and from hospital.
• The local community provided volunteers to repair the road.
• We can't get any volunteers to help in the gardens.
3. a person who chooses to join the armed forces without being forced to join

Word Origin

• late 16th cent. (as a noun, with military reference): from French volontaire ‘voluntary’. The change in the ending was due to association with -eer.