Plural of volunteer
regular plural
The plural of volunteer is volunteers.
Forms of volunteer
| Singular | volunteer /ˌvɒl(ə)nˈtɪə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | volunteers /vɑlənˈtɪɹz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Volunteers in a sentence
- The volunteers at the nature reserve meet up ever other Sunday to help its upkeep.
- The largest age group for volunteers was 35-44, the CNCS survey said, and volunteers were most likely to be parents with children under 18.2018 July 19, Thom Patterson, “Stats reveal how many Americans volunteer and where”, in CNN, archived from the original on 05 May 2025
- Three volunteers put up their hands in response to the speaker's request.From the entry put up
- He made an appeal for volunteers to help at the festival.From the entry appeal
- Local volunteers played an important role in cleaning the beach after the oil spill.From the entry role
Meaning of volunteer
- noun One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay.
- noun One who enters into military service voluntarily (but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations like other soldiers), as opposed to a conscript.
- noun A voluntary member of the organized militia of a country, as distinguished from a regular or member of the standing army.
Questions about the plural of volunteer
- What is the plural of volunteer?
- The plural of volunteer is volunteers.
- Is volunteer countable?
- Volunteer is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: volunteer (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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