military volunteer
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌvɒlənˈtɪr/
:
voluntario militar
- During the recruitment drive, the army welcomed hundreds of military volunteers eager to enlist and support the mission.
Examples
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In 1861, approximately 80 percent of the county's military volunteers, those listed in the 1860 census as heads of household, had identified themselves as farmers.
Academic text (2008) -
As a military volunteer, she made a commitment to help with humanitarian efforts in conflict zones.
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Unfortunately, our female military volunteer has suffered some kind of fatal side effect.
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Public order and recruitment of military volunteers are facilitated by the equitable distribution of riches acquired by conquest (II: xxvi, Pref., 1).
Academic text (1994) -
A short excerpt from the multiple interviews I conducted with WAVE Eileen Horner provides evidence of how the WAVES and SPARs rationalized their uniform's appeal and offers a direction of how to analyze its value to the female military volunteers.
Academic text (2014) -
Many young people choose to become military volunteers to serve their country during times of war.
Synonyms
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7.0
A person who recently joined the armed forces
A person who joins the army by choice to serve their country
How Compulsory
- Formal
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8.2
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3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective+noun composition: 'military' (connected to soldiers/war) + 'volunteer' (a person who freely offers services), so the combined meaning 'a person who freely enlists for military service' is directly derivable. This compositional pattern is common across languages and follows regular English noun modification, making it immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Military volunteer is someone who steps forward to join the army by choice. The word military means 'the army' and volunteer shows they 'choose' to enlist, not are 'conscripted', so the phrase means a person who joins freely rather than being forced.