volunteer

volunteer

ˌvɒlənˈtɪə/

noun

1. 1.

   a person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task.

   "a call for volunteers to act as foster-parents"

   synonyms:

   subject, participant, case, client, patient;  informalguinea pig "during the investigation, each volunteer was studied three times"
2. 2.

   a person who works for an organization without being paid.

   "the railway is operated solely by volunteers"

verb

1. 1.

   freely offer to do something.

   "140 employees volunteered for redundancy"
2. 2.

   work for an organization without being paid.

   "volunteering is an easy way to get involved in practical conservation"

   synonyms:

   offer one's services, present oneself, step forward, come forward, make oneself available read leaflet