🤝volunteer

noun/verb
/ˌvɒl.ənˈtɪə/

Meaning

a person who does something, especially helping other people, willingly and without being paid
a person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task

Example Sentences

She decided to volunteer at the local animal shelter.

Many volunteers helped distribute food to the homeless.

Synonyms

helper, contributor, supporter, participant, assistant
Entry 1
helper, contributor, supporter, participant
Entry 2
helper, assistant, supporter, contributor

Antonyms

recipient, beneficiary, employee, professional, paid worker
Entry 1
recipient, beneficiary
Entry 2
employee, professional, paid worker

Collocations

volunteer work, volunteer for, volunteer program, volunteer at, volunteer organization, community volunteer
Entry 1
volunteer work, volunteer for, volunteer program, volunteer at
Entry 2
volunteer work, volunteer organization, community volunteer

More Example Sentences

A doctor volunteers at a free health camp in a rural village that has no hospital nearby and examines over fifty patients in a single day checking blood pressure, eyesight, and general health

A woman organizes a neighborhood cleanup on a Saturday morning by posting flyers on every street corner and creating a group chat to coordinate volunteers who bring their own gloves and garbage bags

A woman donates clothes to a local charity that she no longer wears after cleaning out her closet one weekend and sorting everything into bags by size then driving them to the donation center where volunteers thank her warmly

A woman organizes a neighborhood cleanup on a Saturday morning by posting flyers on every street corner and creating a group chat to coordinate volunteers who bring their own gloves and garbage bags and they pick up litter from the sidewalks and empty lots

A woman organizes a neighborhood cleanup on a Saturday morning by posting flyers on every street corner and creating a group chat to coordinate volunteers who bring their own gloves and garbage bags and they pick up litter from the sidewalks and empty lots while children paint recycling signs for the community bins

A woman donates clothes to a local charity that she no longer wears after cleaning out her closet one weekend and sorting everything into bags by size then driving them to the donation center where volunteers thank her warmly and tell her the clothes will help families in need who struggle to afford warm clothing during winter

A woman organizes a neighborhood cleanup on a Saturday morning by posting flyers on every street corner and creating a group chat to coordinate volunteers who bring their own gloves and garbage bags and they pick up litter from the sidewalks and empty lots while children paint recycling signs for the community bins and a local bakery donates snacks for everyone

A woman donates clothes to a local charity that she no longer wears after cleaning out her closet one weekend and sorting everything into bags by size then driving them to the donation center where volunteers thank her warmly and tell her the clothes will help families in need who struggle to afford warm clothing during winter which inspires her to organize a donation drive in her neighborhood.

A woman organizes a neighborhood cleanup on a Saturday morning by posting flyers on every street corner and creating a group chat to coordinate volunteers who bring their own gloves and garbage bags and they pick up litter from the sidewalks and empty lots while children paint recycling signs for the community bins and a local bakery donates snacks for everyone making the event a great success that brings people together

A woman organizes a neighborhood cleanup on a Saturday morning by posting flyers on every street corner and creating a group chat to coordinate volunteers who bring their own gloves and garbage bags and they pick up litter from the sidewalks and empty lots while children paint recycling signs for the community bins and a local bakery donates snacks for everyone making the event a great success that brings people together and inspires the city council to install more trash cans in the area.

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