Synonyms for volunteer

Most common

step-up · voluntary

All synonyms

Noun

Antonyms

draftee, conscript, forced laborer

All antonyms of volunteer →

Definitions

1. n. 1

   One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay.

   The volunteers at the nature reserve meet up ever other Sunday to help its upkeep.

Related words

Phrases

army volunteer

Forms

Plural

volunteers → voluntaries, step-ups…

Example sentences

• voluntary She did a lot of voluntary work for the Red Cross.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

9 letters

voluntary⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (voluntary⁴ = 4 syllables).