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Helper vs Volunteer - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between helper and volunteer

is that helper is one who helps; an aide while volunteer is one who enters into, or offers for, any service of his/her own free will, especially when done without pay.

As a verb volunteer is

to enlist oneself as a volunteer.

helper

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who helps; an aide.
  • (Singapore) A person who does cleaning and cooking in a family, or in a market.
  • volunteer

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his/her own free will, especially when done without pay.
  • (label) One who enters into military service voluntarily, but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations like other soldiers; -- opposed to conscript; specifically, a voluntary member of the organized militia of a country as distinguished from the standing army.
  • (label) A person who acts out of his own will without a legal obligation, such as a donor.
  • in Wikipedia.
  • A native or resident of the American state of Tennessee.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (label) To enlist oneself as a volunteer.
  • (label) To do or offer to do something voluntarily.
  • to volunteer for doing the dishes
  • (label) To offer.
  • to volunteer an explanation
  • To grow without human sowing or intentional cultivation.
  • To offer the services of (someone else) to do something.
  • My sister volunteered me to do the dishes.

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