volunteer: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 12 letter points · starts with V · ends with R
Meaning of volunteer
noun
One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay.
Example: The volunteers at the nature reserve meet up ever other Sunday to help its upkeep.
One who enters into military service voluntarily (but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations like other soldiers), as opposed to a conscript.
A voluntary member of the organized militia of a country, as distinguished from a regular or member of the standing army.
A person who acts out of their own will without a legal obligation, such as a donor.
Listed forms: volunteers.
Source: Wiktionary — volunteer.
verb
- intransitive
To enlist oneself as a volunteer.
- ambitransitive
To do or offer to do something voluntarily.
Example: to volunteer for doing the dishes
- transitive
To offer, usually unprompted.
Example: to volunteer an explanation
- informal, transitive
To offer the services of (someone else) to do something.
Example: My sister volunteered me to do the dishes.
Listed forms: volunteers, volunteering, volunteered.
Source: Wiktionary — volunteer.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for volunteer.
adjective
without payment
noun
(military) a person who freely enlists for service
- military volunteer
- voluntary
noun
a person who performs voluntary work
- unpaid worker
verb
agree freely
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is volunteer in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of volunteer
V(4) + O(1) + L(1) + U(1) + N(1) + T(1) + E(1) + E(1) + R(1) = 12 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of volunteer
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from volunteer
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