Volunpeer

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A skilled volunteer working at a professional level. neologism

    "Ferriter shows her respect for the volunteers when she refers to them as “volunpeers.” Ferriter said, “‘Volunpeers’ indicates the ways unit administrators and Smithsonian staff experience the TC along with volunteers.[…]”"

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"Ferriter shows her respect for the volunteers when she refers to them as “volunpeers.” Ferriter said, “‘Volunpeers’ indicates the ways unit administrators and Smithsonian staff experience the TC along with volunteers.[…]”"

Etymology

Blend of volunteer + peer, coined by Meghan Ferriter of the Smithsonian Transcription Center.

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