Definition of a War Volunteer

The article deals with the issue of war volunteers, and the main research problem is included in the question: How is the concept of a war volunteer defined? The subject of the research is the definition of a war volunteer in the available literature. The aim of the research is to indicate the definition of a war volunteer. In the course of the research, the method of critical analysis of literature was used. The Great Dictionary of the Polish Language includes two concepts: "volunteer" and "volunteer". In the dictionary of the Polish language, you can find the term "volunteer" and the term "war". The article also addresses the interchangeable use of the terms "war volunteer" and "mercenary". The research results allow to draw a conclusion: the definition of a war volunteer should be supplemented with the issue of membership of the armed forces of the conflict side.