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| candy striper |
a teenage female volunteer at a hospital. |
| come forward |
to present oneself to the police or other authority and offer evidence, or to offer oneself as a volunteer for a task. |
| crossing guard |
a school official, police officer, or volunteer who directs traffic and helps children to cross the streets around a school. |
| enlist |
to volunteer or sign up to serve, as in the military or in some cause. [1/2 definitions] |
| firefighter |
someone who fights fires, either for pay or as a volunteer. |
| Junior League |
in the United States, an association of women of high economic and social status who do volunteer work in the local community. |
| offer |
to express a willingness to do something; volunteer. [1/14 definitions] |
| roughrider |
(cap.) a member of a volunteer cavalry regiment organized by Theodore Roosevelt and Leonard Wood in the Spanish-American War. [1/2 definitions] |
| serve |
to give aid or help to (an individual or individuals) either as a part of one's job or as a volunteer. [1/16 definitions] |
| staff1 |
to provide with a group of paid or volunteer employees. [1/9 definitions] |
| volunteer |
of or pertaining to a volunteer or volunteers. [1/7 definitions] |
| WAVES |
acronym of "Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service." |
| wwoofer |
a person who works on a volunteer basis on an organic farm and who receives food and shelter on the farm by the owner in exchange for the labor provided. |
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