Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of volunteer
"The community center relies heavily on its volunteers to organize the food drive every weekend."
In plain English: Volunteers are people who choose to help others without getting paid.
"Many volunteers helped clean up the park after the storm."
Derived from Latin voluntarius, meaning "willing," the term originally described someone who acted out of free choice rather than compulsion. It entered English in the 16th century to denote persons offering their services without pay or coercion.