freelance
or free-lance
of or relating to work conducted by a person who sells their services by the hour, day, job, etc., rather than working on a regular salary basis for one employer: a freelance writer;freelance copyediting.: Compare full-time (def. 2).
to sell services by the hour, day, job, etc., rather than working on a regular salary basis for one employer: The illustrator used to be employed by us but is freelancing now.
to produce, sell, or accomplish (something) while selling services by the hour, day, job, etc.: Every so often I freelance a magazine article for some extra cash.
in the manner of one who sells services by the hour, day, job, etc., rather than working on a regular salary basis for one employer: She works freelance.
a person who contends in a cause or in a succession of various causes, as they choose, without personal attachment or allegiance.
Origin of freelance
1Other definitions for free lance (2 of 2)
a mercenary soldier or military adventurer of the Middle Ages, often of knightly rank, who offered his services to any state, party, or cause.
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British Dictionary definitions for freelance
/ (ˈfriːˌlɑːns) /
Also called: freelancer a self-employed person, esp a writer or artist, who is not employed continuously but hired to do specific assignments
(as modifier): a freelance journalist
a person, esp a politician, who supports several causes or parties without total commitment to any one
(in medieval Europe) a mercenary soldier or adventurer
to work as a freelance on (an assignment, etc)
as a freelance
Origin of freelance
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