What it means
- (noun) One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his/her own free will, especially when done without pay.
- (noun) 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 member of the organized militia of a country as distinguished from the standing army.
- (noun) A person who acts out of his own will without a legal obligation, such as a donor.
- (noun) A plant that grows spontaneously, without being cultivated on purpose; see volunteer plant in Wikipedia.
- (noun) A native or resident of the American state of Tennessee.
- (verb) To enlist oneself as a volunteer.
- (verb) To do or offer to do something voluntarily. “to volunteer for doing the dishes”
- (verb) To offer, usually unprompted. “to volunteer an explanation”
- (verb) To grow without human sowing or intentional cultivation.
- (verb) To offer the services of (someone else) to do something. “My sister volunteered me to do the dishes.”
Letter analysis
- Volunteer contains 9 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 12.
Sub-words
- venture
- louver
- neuter
- relent
- revolt
- tenure
- tureen
- velour
- enrol
- enter
- enure
- event
- lever
- loner
- lover
- nerve
- never
- novel
- outer
- overt
- ovule
- revel
- revue
- route
- tenor
- toner
- tuner
- venue
- voter
- euro
- even
- ever
- leer
- lent
- lone
- lore
- lorn
- lout
- love
- lure
- lute
- noel
- note
- oven
- over
- reel
- rent
- role
- rote
- rout
- rove
- rule
- rune
- runt
- teen
- tern
- tone
- tore
- torn
Related words
Other 9-letter words
- aardvarks
- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with VOL
- vol
- volatile
- volatility
- volcanic
- volcano
- volcanoes
- volcanos
- vole
- voles
- volition
- volley
- volleyball
- volleyballs
- volleyed
- volleying
- volleys
- vols
- volt
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Words ending with EER
Common questions
What does Volunteer mean?
One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his/her own free will, especially when done without pay.
How many letters are in Volunteer?
Volunteer has 9 letters.
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