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volunteer
/vɒl.ənˈtɪə/
noun1 of 2
A person who does work without being paid.
- “Volunteers help to run the local food bank.”Toofey
- “Volunteering in my community gives me a sense of purpose.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To offer, usually unprompted.
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0)